Effect of initial seedling size, understory competition, and overstory density on the survival and growth of Pinus echinata seedlings underplanted in hardwood forests for restoration

New Forests

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 897-918

  Kabrick, John M ^a   Knapp, Benjamin O ^a   Dey, Daniel C ^a   Larsen, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Hardwood competition; Partial overstory; Restoration; Seedling survival and growth; Shade intolerant conifers; Shortleaf pine; Underplanting

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; RESTORATION;

PARTIAL OVERSTORY; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SHADE INTOLERANT; SHORTLEAF PINE; UNDERPLANTING;

SEED;

BASAL AREA; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHADE TOLERANCE; SHOOT GROWTH; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

MISSOURI; OZARK MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 84944512810     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-015-9487-3     Document Type: Article

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