Are shade tolerance, survival, and growth linked? Low light and nitrogen effects on hardwood seedlings

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 841-853

  Walters, Michael B ^a   Reich, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Allocation; Betula alleghaniensis; Betula papyri fera; Forest succession; Growth rate; Nitrogen; Ostrya virginiana; Photosynthesis; Quercus rubra; Shade tolerance; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001095175     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265505     Document Type: Article

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