Differences in shade tolerance help explain varying success of two sympatric Alnus species

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 979-989

  Schrader, James A ^a   Graves, William R ^a   Rice, Stanley A ^b   Gibson, J Phil ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alnus maritima; Alnus serrulata; Light requirements; Photosynthetic response; Realized niche

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGIOSPERM; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SHRUB; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER STRESS;

DELMARVA PENINSULA; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALNUS; ALNUS MARITIMA; ALNUS SERRULATA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 33749605652     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505798     Document Type: Article

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