Limitations to seedling growth and survival by the quantity and quality of rooting space: Implications for the establishment of Thuja occidentalis on cliff faces

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 122-128

  Matthes Sears, U ^a   Larson, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eastern white cedar; Ecology; Nutrients; Pot size; Root restriction; Shoot elongation; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ROOTING; SURVIVAL;

CANADA;

THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0032965571     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314105     Document Type: Article

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