Yellow-cedar and western redcedar ecophysiological response to fall, winter and early spring temperature conditions

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Grossnickle, Steven C ^a   Russellb, John H ^b  

^a CellFor Inc   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis; Ecophysiological response; Temperature; Thuja plicata

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN TREE; FREEZING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHOOT GROWTH;

CALLITROPSIS NOOTKATENSIS; CHAMAECYPARIS; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 33646556087     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005092     Document Type: Article

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