Acclimation abilities of three tropical rainforest seedlings to an increase in light intensity

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 245-255

  Claussen, J W ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dry matter distribution; Leaf area; Organ ratio

Indexed keywords

AGYRODENDRON ACTINOPHYLLUM; CARDWELLIA SUBLIMIS; FLINDERSIA BRAYLEYANA;

ACCLIMATION; DRY MATTER DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; SEEDLING;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0029668352     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03606-7     Document Type: Article

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