Differential growth rates through the seedling and sapling stages of two Nothofagus species underplanted at low-light environments in an Andean high-graded forest

New Forests

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 885-895

  Donoso, Pablo J ^a   Soto, Daniel P ^b   Fuentes, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andisols; High grading; Ontogeny; Outplanting; Restoration; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GRADING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; REFORESTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESTORATION;

ANDISOLS; HIGH GRADING; ONTOGENY; OUTPLANTING; SHADE TOLERANCE;

FORESTRY;

ALLOMETRY; ANDISOL; BAMBOO; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT INTENSITY; ONTOGENY; REGENERATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT SYSTEM; SAPLING; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; TIMBER; UNDERSTORY;

ANDES; CHILE;

CHUSQUEA CULEOU; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS ALPINA; NOTHOFAGUS DOMBEYI;

EID: 84944514529     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-015-9480-x     Document Type: Article

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