The effect of apical dominance on the branching architecture of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi in four contrasting environments

Flora

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 429-442

  Salemaa, Maija ^a   Sievänen, Risto ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bearberry; Clonal growth; Heavy metals; L system architectural model; Meristem activation; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

APICAL DOMINANCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HABITAT TYPE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; POLLUTION;

FINLAND;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI;

EID: 0036446444     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0367-2530-00060     Document Type: Article

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