Leaf morphological and physiological responses of Quercus aquifolioides along an altitudinal gradient

Silva Fennica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-13

  Li, Chunyang ^a   Zhang, Xuejiang ^a,b   Liu, Xingliang ^c   Luukkanen, Olavi ^d   Berninger, Frank ^e  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SICHUAN ACADEMY OF FORESTRY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope composition; Leaf nitrogen content; Specific leaf area; Stomata

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

CARBON ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; LEAF NITROGEN CONTENT; SPECIFIC LEAF AREA; STOMATA;

FORESTRY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; LEAF AREA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

CARBON; FORESTRY; NITROGEN;

QUERCUS AQUIFOLIOIDES;

EID: 33645369434     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: 00375330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.348     Document Type: Article

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