Influence of canopy tree phenology on understorey populations of Fagus crenata

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 379-388

  Tomita, Mizuki ^a,b   Seiwa, Kenji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dwarf bamboo; Leaf emergence; Light availability; Magnolia obovata; Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata; Sasa; Size structure; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; EMERGENCE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHENOLOGY; UNDERSTORY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA; MAGNOLIA; MAGNOLIA HEPTAPETALA; MAGNOLIA OBOVATA; MAGNOLIACEAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS MONGOLICA; QUERCUS MONGOLICA VAR. GROSSESERRATA; SASA;

EID: 2542418460     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02275.x     Document Type: Article

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