The effect of leaf phenology of overstory trees on the reproductive success of an understory shrub, Staphylea bumalda DC

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 781-785

  Maeno, Hanako ^a   Hiura, Tsutom ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deciduous broad leaved forest; Fruit set; Phenology; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; DECIDUOUS TREE; FLOWERING; FOREST; FRUIT; JAPAN; PHENOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

CANOPY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LEAF; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; UNDERSTORY;

JAPAN;

STAPHYLEA BUMALDA;

EID: 0033837273     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b00-053     Document Type: Article

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