Factors limiting the recruitment of Quercus schottkyana, a dominant evergreen oak in SW China

Quercus schottkyana is a dominant species of oak in the Asian evergreen broad-leaved forests in southwestern China but seedlings are uncommon and recruitment is rare. Annual acorn production by Q. schottkyana is variable and the acorns are exposed to a series of mortality risks. Understanding the fa...

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Main Authors: Ke Xia, Roy Turkington, Hong-yu Tan, Lei Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-12-01
Series:Plant Diversity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265918301197

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