Effect of light availability on the carbon gain of beech (Fagus crenata) seedlings with reference to the density of dwarf bamboo (Sasa kurilensis) in an understory of Japan Sea type beech forest

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-46

  Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi ^a,b,c,g   Shimano, Koji ^d,e,h   Muraoka, Hiroyuki ^f,i  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima Technoplaza   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^g KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffuse light; Forest canopy; Gap; High CO2; Photosynthesis; Semi dynamic model; Sunfleck

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA; SASA; SASA KURILENSIS;

EID: 2542456038     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2004.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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