Seed production and recruitment in primary and harvested Nothofagus pumilio forests: Influence of regional climate and years after cuttings

Forest Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Torres, Ana D ^a   Cellini, Juan M ^a   Lencinas, María V ^b   Barrera, Marcelo D ^a   Soler, Rosina ^b   Díaz Delgado, Ricardo ^c   Martínez Pastur, Guillermo J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crown cover; Forest management; Modeling; Regeneration; Regional climate; Tierra del Fuego

Indexed keywords

NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 84930831436     PISSN: 21715068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/fs/2015241-06403     Document Type: Article

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