Needle longevity, shoot growth and branching frequency in relation to site fertility and within-canopy light conditions in Pinus sylvestris

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-208

  Niinemets, Ülo ^a   Lukjanova, Aljona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bifurcation ratio; Branching; Irradiance; Leaf density; Leaf life span; Site fertility

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; IRRADIANCE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LONGEVITY; SOIL FERTILITY;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0012725702     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2003012     Document Type: Article

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