Improvement of growth conditions and gas exchange of Fagus sylvatica L. seedlings planted below a recently thinned Pinus sylvestris L. stand

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-220

  Aranda, I ^a   Gil, L ^b   Pardos, J A ^b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b Fisiologia y Genetica Forestal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beech regeneration; Fagus sylvatica; Gas exchange; Growth; Light

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH KINETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEED; VAPORS;

GAS EXCHANGE; SEEDLINGS;

FORESTRY;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 1642331662     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-003-0296-5     Document Type: Article

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