Pigment dynamics and autumn leaf senescence in a New England deciduous forest, eastern USA

Ecological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 677-694

  Lee, David W ^a,b   O'Keefe, John ^c   Holbrook, N Michele ^d   Feild, Taylor S ^e  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Function; Leaf senescence; Temperate deciduous forest

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DECIDUOUS FOREST; LEAF; PIGMENT; SENESCENCE;

HARVARD FOREST; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; CORNUS; CORNUS ALTERNIFOLIA; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM; VIBURNUM; VIBURNUM LANTANOIDES;

EID: 1642491775     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1703.2003.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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