Interaction of irradiance and soil nutrient supply on growth of seedlings of ten European tall-shrub species and Fagus sylvatica

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 827-840

  Grubb, Peter J ^a   Lee, William G ^a,c   Kollmann, Johannes ^a,d   Wilson, J Bastow ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

light demands; responses to nutrients; shade tolerance; shrub seedlings

Indexed keywords

FAGUS SYLVATICA; CAPRIFOLIACEAE; CELASTRACEAE; CORNACEAE; CORNUS SANGUINEA; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; EUONYMUS EUROPAEUS; FAGACEAE; JUNIPERACEAE; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; LIGUSTRUM VULGARE; OLEACEAE; PRUNUS SPINOSA; RHAMNACEAE; RHAMNUS CATHARTICUS; ROSA CANINA; ROSACEAE; VIBURNUM LANTANA; VIBURNUM OPULUS;

BEECH; BLACKTHORN; BUCKTHORN; CHALK GRASSLAND; DOG ROSE; DOGWOOD; GROWTH RATE; GUELDER ROSE; HAWTHORN; IRRADIANCE; JUNIPER; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SPINDLE; WAYFARING TREE;

EID: 0030303539     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960555     Document Type: Article

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