Sapling architecture and growth in the co-occurring species Castanopsis cuspidata and Quercus glauca in a secondary forest in western Japan

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-150

  Cho, Michiko ^a   Kawamura, Koji ^a   Takeda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Growth strategy; Shaded understory; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

LATERAL SPREADING; RELATIVE GROWTH RATE (RGR); SAPLING ARCHITECTURE; SHADED FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

CASTANOPSIS; FORESTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUERCUS; SAPLINGS; SECONDARY FOREST; STEMS;

CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA; CUSPIDATA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS GLAUCA;

EID: 17644417167     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-004-0124-9     Document Type: Article

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