Light requirements of seedlings: A method for selecting tropical trees for plantation forestry

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 209-220

  Davidson, Robert ^a,b   Mauffette, Yves ^b   Gagnon, Daniel ^b  

^a Research and Development Division   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; Growth; Light environment; Photosynthesis; Seedling establishment; Tropical forestry; Tropical tree seedlings

Indexed keywords

INGA; INGA DENSIFLORA; PLATYMISCIUM; PLATYMISCIUM PINNATUM; POLLALESTA DISCOLOR;

EID: 0036076233     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00098     Document Type: Article

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