Variations of construction cost associated to leaf area renewal in saplings of two co-occurring temperate tree species (Acer platanoides L. and Fraxinus excelsior L.) along a light gradient

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 545-551

  Barthod, Sandrine ^a   Epron, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Acer platanoides L.; Construction cost; Forest regeneration; Fraxinus excelsior L.; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; LEAF AREA; LIGHT; REGENERATION;

ACER; ACER PLATANOIDES; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 26944455149     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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