Effects of interspecific competition from surrounding vegetation on mortality, growth and stem development in young oaks (Quercus robur)

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 392, Issue , 2017, Pages 176-183

  Jensen, Anna Monrad ^a   Löf, Magnus ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competition; Plant plant interactions; Stem curvature; Understory

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION;

CANOPY DEVELOPMENT; COMPETITIVE EFFECTS; CONTROL ALLOCATION; HEIGHT DEVELOPMENT; HERBACEOUS VEGETATION; INTER-SPECIFIC COMPETITIONS; PLANT INTERACTIONS; UNDERSTORY;

VEGETATION;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CURVATURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FACILITATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH; HERB; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORTALITY; REGENERATION; STEM; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WOODY PLANT;

COMPETITION; FORESTRY; PLANTS;

SWEDEN;

POACEAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 85015042790     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.03.009     Document Type: Article

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