Refugial forests of the southern Appalachians: Photosynthesis and survival in current-year Abies fraseri seedlings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1379-1387

  Johnson, Daniel M ^a   Smith, William K ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Carbon gain; Cotyledon; Endemic species; Microclimate; Refugial populations; Stand reestablishment; Sunlight regime

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REFUGE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ABIES FRASERI; ADELGES PICEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; INSECTA;

EID: 28444436919     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.11.1379     Document Type: Article

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