Effects of canopy cover and seasonal reduction in rainfall on leaf phenology and leaf traits of the fern Oleandra pistillaris in a tropical montane forest, Indonesia

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 599-604

  Takahashi, Koichi ^a   Mikami, Yumi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fern; Leaf life span; Leaf mass per area; Open conditions; Stable carbon isotope ratio; Stem growth; Stomatal density; Understorey conditions; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CARBON; FERN; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RATE; LEAF; MONTANE FOREST; PHENOLOGY; RAINFALL; STABLE ISOTOPE; STEM; STOMATA; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; UNDERSTORY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

FILICOPHYTA; OLEANDRA PISTILLARIS;

EID: 33746611641     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003531     Document Type: Article

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