Aboveground net primary productivity of a beech (Fagus moesiaca) forest: A case study of Naousa forest, northern Greece

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 713-722

  Zianis, Dimitris ^a,b   Mencuccini, Maurizio ^a  

^a Darwin Building   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KAVALA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Foliar nitrogen; Growth efficiency; Leaf area index; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LEAF AREA INDEX; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; HEMATHEIA; NAOUSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

FAGUS; FAGUS MOESIACA;

EID: 21344442633     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.6.713     Document Type: Article

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