Essays about: "plant colonization patterns"

Found 3 essays containing the words plant colonization patterns.

1. 1. Restoration of oak forests : soil charecteristics and light availability and their relation to early plant colonization patterns

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Marian Lajos Mayr; [2010]
   Keywords : restoration; soil characteristics; plant colonization patterns;

   Abstract : Recently established broadleaf plantations on former arable land initially do not contain a characteristic ground layer species community with forest herbs. They are therefore dependent on colonization processes. However due to former land use, environmental conditions in these plantations differ from continuously forested land. READ MORE

3. 2. Expression patterns of pathogenicity genes during Phytophthora pisi infection of pea roots

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

   Author : Sara Hosseini; [2010]
   Keywords : pathogenicity genes; expression patterns; Phytophthora pisi; pea roots;

   Abstract : The genus Phytophthora (phylum Oomycota), contains destructive plant pathogens that cause enormous economic damage to many important crop species. These fungus-like microorganisms employ diverse mechanisms to break down plant defences. READ MORE

4. 3. Restoration of broadleaved forest vegetation : early plant colonization in plantations on former fields

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Ülo Roop; [2009]
   Keywords : beech; dispersal mode; forest herbs; isolation; migration rate; oak;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the colonization patterns of forest herblayer species in newly established plantations on former arable fields. Among sixstands surveyed the following hypotheses were tested:1. Species richness is higher in new stands adjacent to older forest than inisolated ones2. READ MORE