Effects of light availability and sapling size on the growth, biomass allocation, and crown morphology of understory sugar maple, yellow birch, and beech

Ecoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-356

  Messier, Christian ^a   Nikinmaa, Eero ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Beech; Biomass allocation; Crown morphology; Functional ecology; Light availability; Shade tolerance; Succession; Sugar maple; Understory trees; Yellow birch

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROWN ARCHITECTURE; GROWTH; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; SHADE TOLERANCE; SIZE EFFECT; UNDERSTORY;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 0033818437     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2000.11682604     Document Type: Article

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