Facilitation of seedling establishment: Reduction in irradiance enhances winter growth of Eucalyptus pauciflora

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1437-1449

  Egerton, John J G ^a   Banks, John C G ^a   Gibson, Ann ^a   Cunningham, Ross B ^a   Ball, Marilyn C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Cold induced; Eucalyptus pauciflora; Facilitation of seedling establishment; Frost effects; Light regimes; Low temperature and irradiance; Microclimate; Nurse plants; Photoinhibition; Plant growth; Seedling growth and light regimes; Snow gum

Indexed keywords

FACILITATION; GROWTH RATE; IRRADIANCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHADING;

EUCALYPTUS PAUCIFLORA;

EID: 0033949172     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1437:foseri]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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