Comparison of temperate and tropical rainforest tree species: Growth responses to temperature

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-153

  Cunningham, S ^a   Read, J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Climate; Competitive exclusion; Latitude; Optimum temperature; Photosynthesis; Vegetation climate models

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; LATITUDE; RAINFOREST; TEMPERATE FOREST; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL FOREST;

AUSTRALIA;

ACMENA SMITHII; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; CASTANOSPERMUM AUSTRALE; EUCRYPHIA LUCIDA; HERITIERA; NOTHOFAGUS CUNNINGHAMII; SLOANEA; SLOANEA WOOLLSII; TRISTANIOPSIS LAURINA;

EID: 0037261872     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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