Population structure and growth acclimation of mountain maple along a successional gradient in the southern boreal forest

Ecoscience

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 540-548

  Aubin, Isabelle ^a   Messier, Christian ^a   Kneeshaw, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acer spicatum; Boreal forest; Light growth requirement; Morphological and growth plasticity; Population dynamics; Spruce budworm caused gaps

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BOREAL FOREST; GROWTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SUCCESSION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ACER; ACER SPICATUM; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA;

EID: 30844440106     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/i1195-6860-12-4-540.1     Document Type: Article

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