Leaf longevity of western red cedar (Thuja plicata) increases with depth in the canopy

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 557-562

  Harlow, Benjamin A ^a,b   Duursma, Remko A ^a,c   Marshall, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complex terrain; Cupressaceae; Indeterminate growth; Leaf area index; Life span; Turnover

Indexed keywords

LEAF; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LONGEVITY;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CUPRESSACEAE; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 19444376711     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.5.557     Document Type: Article

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