Leaf emergence in relation to leaf traits in temperate woody species in East-Chinese Quercus fabri forests

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 212-222

  Sun, Shucun ^a,b   Jin, Dongmei ^a   Li, Rongjin ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Leaf expansion rate; Leaf mass per unit area; Leaf size; Oak forests; Timing of leaf emergence

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; LEAF AREA; PHENOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNDERSTORY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS FABRI;

EID: 33749129155     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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