Sapling growth in response to light and nitrogen availability in a southern New England forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 153-165

  Finzi, Adrien C ^a   Canham, Charles D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest dynamics; Light; Nitrogen; Sapling

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIMITING FACTOR; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SAPLING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034213866     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00206-6     Document Type: Article

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