Do Coarser Gap Mosaics in Conifer Plantations Induce More Seed Dispersal by Birds? Temporal Changes during 12 Years after Gap Creation
The creation of canopy gaps is thought to be an efficient silvicultural operation to diversify species composition of monoculture conifer plantations; however, the shortage of regeneration materials in overclosed plantations is one of the concerns related to this operation. Seed dispersal by frugivo...
Main Authors: | Tsubasa Takano, Yohsuke Kominami, Hiromi Mizunaga |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-10-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/10/918 |
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