Changes in leaf structure in relation to crown position and tree size of Betula papyrifera within fire-origin stands of interior cedar-hemlock

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1180-1187

  Ashton, P Mark S ^a   Olander, Lydia P ^a   Berlyn, Graeme P ^a   Thadani, Rajesh ^a   Cameron, Ian R ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Betula papyrifera; British Columbia; Crown development; Cuticle thickness; Leaf area; Palisade mesophyll; Paper birch; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; LEAF STRUCTURE; MICROSCOPY; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT MORPHOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LEAF; MORPHOLOGY; RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA;

EID: 2442758038     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b98-128     Document Type: Article

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