Carbon limitation in trees

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 4-17

  Körner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Climate; Elevated CO2; Forest growth; Latitude; Season; Storage

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; GROWTH; LATITUDE; TREE;

EID: 0037324288     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00742.x     Document Type: Review

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