Importance of physiological integration of dwarf bamboo to persistence in forest understorey: A field experiment

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 78-85

  Saitoh, Tomoyuki ^a   Seiwa, Kenji ^a   Nishiwaki, Aya ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clonal plants; Gap; Light; Rhizome connection; Sasa palmata

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; CLONAL GROWTH; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PERSISTENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; UNDERSTORY;

JAPAN;

SASA PALMATA;

EID: 0036186722     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-0477.2001.00631.x     Document Type: Article

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