Growth, mortality, and morphological response of European beech and downy oak along a light gradient in sub-Mediterranean forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1657-1668

  Kunstler, Georges ^a,b,c   Curt, Thomas ^a   Bouchaud, Monique ^a   Lepart, Jacques ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MORPHOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROBABILITY; WATER;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT GRADIENTS; SUB-MEDITERRANEAN FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

GROWTH; GROWTH MODELING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NICHE PARTITIONING;

ANATOMY; BIOMASS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FORESTS; MORTALITY; PLANTS; PROBABILITY; WATER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 27744528374     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-097     Document Type: Article

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