Light responses of shade-tolerant tropical tree species in north-east Queensland: A comparison of forest- and shadehouse-grown seedlings

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-170

  Bloor, Juliette M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aglaia; Allocation patterns; Argyrodendron; Castanospora; Cryptocarya; Rain forest; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; LIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; TROPICAL FOREST;

AUSTRALIA;

AGLAIA; ARGYRODENDRON; CASTANOSPORA; CRYPTOCARYA;

EID: 0037372988     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003183     Document Type: Article

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