Phormium tenax, an unusual nurse plant

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dc.contributor.authorReay, S.D.
dc.contributor.authorNorton, D.A.
dc.date.accessioned2007-08-26T21:08:13Z
dc.date.available2007-08-26T21:08:13Z
dc.date.issued1999en
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we document the role of Phormium tenax as a nurse plant in unimproved pasture. We show that for our study area the regeneration of woody species was limited solely to P. tenax clumps with 22 native and one introduced regenerating woody species present. The number of woody species and of individual woody plants regenerating within P. tenax is not correlated with distance from the edge of the remnant forest but is significantly correlated with P. tenax clump area. P. tenax is acting as a nurse plant facilitating the succession from pasture to forest and we suggest that this species has considerable potential for use in restoration plantings.en
dc.identifier.citationReay, S.D. and Norton, D.A. (1999) Phormium tenax, an unusual nurse plant. N.Z. J. Ecol, 23, pp. 81-85.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/414
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. School of Forestry.en
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectPhormium tenaxen
dc.subjectrestorationen
dc.subjectsecondary successionen
dc.subjectdispersalen
dc.subject.marsdenFields of Research::270000 Biological Sciences::270400 Botany::270499 Botany not elsewhere classifieden
dc.subject.marsdenFields of Research::300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences::300600 Forestry Sciences::300607 Forestry science not elsewhere classifieden
dc.titlePhormium tenax, an unusual nurse planten
dc.typeJournal Article
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