Testing the allometric scaling relationships with seedlings of two tree species

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 125-129

  Chen, Xiongwen ^a   Li, Bai Lian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Fraxinus mandshurica; Phellodendron amurense; Relative soil water content; Seedling

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SEEDLING; SOIL WATER; TREE;

FRAXINUS MANDSHURICA; PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE;

EID: 0043205887     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00062-6     Document Type: Article

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