Growth and biomass distribution of cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda Raf.) seedlings as influenced by light availability

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 127-134

  Gardiner, Emile S ^a   Hodges, John D ^b,c  

^a CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Anderson Tully Company   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomland hardwood; Regeneration; Root stem ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION;

QUERCUS PAGODA;

EID: 0032552162     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00220-5     Document Type: Article

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