Morphology and growth of deciduous and evergreen broad-leaved saplings under different light conditions in a Chinese beech forest with dense bamboo undergrowth

Ecological Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 509-517

  Cao, Kun Fang ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Allometry; Bamboo; Beech; Growth flexibility; Leaf habit, morphological flexibility

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; GROWTH; LIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; SAPLING; UNDERSTORY;

CASTANOPSIS; FAGUS; FAGUS LUCIDA; LITHOCARPUS HANCEI;

EID: 0141564817     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2001.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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