Growth, allocation and water relations of shade-grown Quercus rubra L. saplings exposed to a late-season canopy gap

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 335-344

  Naidu, Shawna L ^a   DeLucia, Evan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Canopy gaps1; Carbon allocation; Hydraulic conductivity; Nitrogen allocation; Non structural carbohydrates; Quercus rubra L.; Red oak; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration1 water relations

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CANOPY GAP; GROWTH; RED OAK; SHADE; WATER RELATIONS;

FAGACEAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0030868081     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0446     Document Type: Article

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