Changes in leaf phenology are dependent on tree height in Acer mono, a deciduous broad-leaved tree

Annals of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 355-361

  Seiwa, Kenji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acer mono Maxim.; Deciduous broad leaved tree; Duration of leaf emergence; Forest understorey; Leaf longevity; Leaf phenology; Light capture; Ontogeny; Plasticity; Timing of leaf emergence; Tree height

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; LEAF; PHENOLOGY; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ACER; ACER MONO;

EID: 0032959361     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0831     Document Type: Article

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