Seasonal dynamics of tree growth, physiology, and resin defenses in a northern Arizona ponderosa pine forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1173-1183

  Gaylord, Monica L ^a   Kolb, Thomas E ^a   Wallin, Kimberly F ^b   Wagner, Michael R ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DROUGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

RESIN DEFENSES; RESIN FLOW; RESOURCE STRESS; SEASONAL DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEFENSE MECHANISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESIN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHOOT GROWTH; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER STRESS; WOUNDING;

CARBON; FORESTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS PONDEROSA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 34547491418     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-309     Document Type: Article

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