Species variability in growth response to light across climatic regions in northwestern British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 871-886

  Wright, Elaine F ^a,c   Coates, K Dave ^a   Canham, Charles D ^b   Bartemucci, Paula ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c Carter Holt Harvey Limited   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0031741303     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-055     Document Type: Article

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