The influence of temperature on latewood lignin content in treeline Norway spruce compared with maximum density and ring width

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 409-414

  Gindl, Wolfgang ^a   Grabner, Michael ^a   Wimmer, Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Climate; Lignification; Picea abies; Treeline

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0033845699     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680000057     Document Type: Article

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