Shoot structure, light interception, and distribution of nitrogen in an Abies amabilis canopy

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 759-767

  Stenberg, Pauline ^a   Smolander, Heikki ^b   Sprugel, Douglas ^c   Smolander, Sampo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Morphological acclimation; Pacific silver fir; Resource use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES AMABILIS; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0031772046     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.11.759     Document Type: Article

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