Variation in stable carbon isotope discrimination among and within exotic conifer species grown in eastern Nebraska, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-187

  Zhang, J W ^a   Cregg, B M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Union Camp Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cupressaceae; Pinaceae; Provenance test; Temperate conifers; The Great Plains; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSACEAE; JUNIPERUS; LARIX; PICEA; PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PINUS;

ADAPTATION; CARBON ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION; CONIFER;

USA, NEBRASKA;

EID: 0030176706     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(96)03723-1     Document Type: Article

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