Low-light carbon balance and shade tolerance in the seedlings of woody plants: Do winter deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen species differ?

New Phytologist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-154

  Walters, Michael B ^a   Reich, Peter B ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Deciduous; Evergreen; Low light; Shade tolerance; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MODEL TEST; SHADE TOLERANCE; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 0032800511     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00425.x     Document Type: Review

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