Interactive effects of season and light environment on growth and leaf dynamics of evergreen tree seedlings in the humid subtropics

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 589-598

  Cornelissen, J H C ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Leaf area; Leaf size; Leaf turnover; Mean relative growth rate; Shade; Subtropical; Sun

Indexed keywords

LEAF DYNAMICS; LIGHT; SEASONALITY; SHADE TOLERANCE;

CHINA;

CASTANOPSIS FARGESII; ELAEOCARPUS JAPONICUS; PINUS MASSONIANA; SLOANEA LEPTOCARPA;

EID: 0029752526     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-075     Document Type: Article

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