Sapling biomass allocation and growth in the understory of a deciduous hardwood forest

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 955-963

  DeLucia, E H ^a   Sipe, T W ^b   Herrick, J ^c   Maherali, H ^a  

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

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer; Fraxinus; Light environment; Nitrogen; Prunus; Root shoot ratio; Shade tolerance; Starch

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH RATE; SAPLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; UNDERSTORY;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS AMERICANA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SEROTINA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0032229382     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446362     Document Type: Article

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