Tree seedling growth in natural deep shade: Functional traits related to interspecific variation in response to elevated CO2

Oecologia

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-42

  Hättenschwiler, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allocation; Functional adjustment; Photosynthesis; Shade tolerance; Temperate forest understorey

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR; TAXUS; TAXUS BACCATA;

EID: 0034779411     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100699     Document Type: Article

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