Comparison of growth habits under various light conditions between two climax species, Castanopsis sieboldii and Castanopsis cuspidata, with special reference to their shade tolerance

Ecological Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-72

  Hiroki, Shozo ^a   Ichino, Kazuo ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Castanopsis cuspidata; Castanopsis sieboldii; Climax species; Growth experiment; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HABIT; LIGHT REGIME; SEEDLING GROWTH; SHADE TOLERANCE;

JAPAN, HONSHU, AICHI PREFECTURE;

CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA; CASTANOPSIS SIEBOLDII; CASTANOPSIS SIEBOLDIL;

EID: 0031774508     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1998.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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