Trade-offs in seedling survival, growth, and physiology among hardwood species of contrasting successional status along a light-availability gradient

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1602-1616

  Kaelke, C M ^a   Kruger, E L ^a   Reich, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; ECOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; HARDWOODS; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; STARCH;

SEEDLING SURVIVAL;

FORESTRY;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

ACER SACCHARUM; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0034763752     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x01-090     Document Type: Article

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