Shoot dynamics and architecture of saplings in Fagus crenata across its geographical range

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 274-280

  Hiura, Tsutom ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometry; Fagus crenata; Geographic variation; Leaf characteristics; Module dynamics

Indexed keywords

FAGUS CRENATA;

EID: 0031918409     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050151     Document Type: Article

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