Rooting volume, nutrient availability, and CO2-induced growth enhancements in temperate forest tree seedlings

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 619-627

  Mcconnaughay, K D M ^a   Nicotra, A B ^b,c   Bazzaz, F A ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Acer rubrum; Betula alleghaniensis; Betula populifolia; Carbon dioxide; Nutrient concentration; Nutrients; Rooting volume; Temperate trees; Tree seedlings

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BETULA POPULIFOLIA;

EID: 0006985988     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269396     Document Type: Article

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