Effects of artificial warming on shoot elongation of alpine dwarf pine (Pinus pumila) on Mount Shogigashira, Central Japan

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 620-625

  Takahashi, Koichi ^a,b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; SHOOT GROWTH; WARMING;

PINUS PUMILA;

EID: 28844484983     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0620:EOAWOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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