Leaf ontogenetic dependence of light acclimation in invasive and native subtropical trees of different successional status

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1341-1356

  Yamashita, N ^a   Koike, N ^a   Ishida, A ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Disturbance; Fluctuation in resource availability; Leaf age; Leaf life span; Plasticity; Plastochron index; Subtropical oceanic islands; Successional status

Indexed keywords

ONTOGENY;

BISCHOFIA JAVANICA; ELAEOCARPUS PHOTINIIFOLIUS; SCHIMA; TREMA; TREMA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 0036789024     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2002.00907.x     Document Type: Article

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