Physiological and morphological acclimation of shade-grown tree seedlings to late-season canopy gap formation

Plant Ecology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-40

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

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

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Fraxinus americana; Leaf demography; Liriodendron tulipifera; Photosynthesis; Quercus rubra

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; TREE;

ACER SACCHARUM; FRAXINUS AMERICANA; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0031666846     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009780114992     Document Type: Article

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