Needle longevity of Scots pine in relation to foliar nitrogen content, specific leaf area, and shoot growth in different forest types

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1225-1231

  Pensa, Margus ^a   Sellin, Arne ^a  

^a TALLINN PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

SPECIFIC LEAF AREA (SLA);

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; HABITAT TYPE; LEAF; LEAF AREA; LONGEVITY; NITROGEN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SHOOT GROWTH;

ESTONIA;

CONIFERALES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; VACCINIUM;

EID: 0036435263     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-044     Document Type: Article

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