Light environment under Rhododendron maximum thickets and estimated carbon gain of regenerating forest tree seedlings

Plant Ecology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-156

  Lei, T T ^a   Nilsen, E T ^b   Semones, S W ^c  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Novozymes Biotech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian; Light response; Photosynthesis; PPFD; Site factors; Sunflecks

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; HETEROGENEITY; INHIBITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; PERSISTENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; TREE PLANTING;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS SEROTINA; QUERCUS RUBRA; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM;

EID: 33745053595     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-005-9058-3     Document Type: Article

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