Effects of coppicing on the root and stump carbohydrate dynamics in birches

New Forests

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-303

  Luostarinen, K ^a   Kauppi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; Soluble sugars; Sprouting; Starch

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; FORESTRY; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; STARCH;

BIRCH STEMS; CARBOHYDRATE DYNAMICS; INTACT TREES; STUMP STARCH;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COPPICE; ROOT; STARCH; TREE STUMP;

BETULA; CARBOHYDRATES; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; STARCH; TREES;

ANIMALIA; BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS;

EID: 20944434670     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-005-5653-3     Document Type: Article

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