Branch growth and biomass allocation in Abies amabilis saplings in contrasting light environments

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 251-258

  King, David A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

allometry; branch growth; conifer; height growth

Indexed keywords

ABIES AMABILIS; PINACEAE;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BRANCH GROWTH; GROWTH; LIGHT ENVIRONMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SAPLING;

USA, OREGON;

EID: 0030618323     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.4.251     Document Type: Article

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