Modelling the masting behaviour of Betula platyphylla var. japonica using the resource budget model

Annals of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1049-1055

  Masaka, Kazuhiko ^a,b   Maguchi, Shirou ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JA Sapporo Kosei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betula platyphylla var. japonica; Flowering; Masting; Modelling; Pollen dispersal; Resource allocation; Resource budget model; Weather conditions

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FLOWERING; MASTING; POLLEN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WEATHER;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

BETULA; BETULA PLATYPHYLLA; BETULA PLATYPHYLLA VAR. JAPONICA; JAPONICA;

EID: 0035707587     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.2001.1547     Document Type: Article

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