Light availability influences root carbohydrates, and potentially vigor, in white oak advance regeneration

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-233

  Dillaway, Dylan N ^a   Stringer, Jeffrey W ^a   Rieske, Lynne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Quercus; Seedling vigor; Silviculture; White oak

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; LIGHT;

DIFFUSE LIGHT; ROOT CARBOHYDRATES; SEEDLING VIGOR;

FORESTRY;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST FLOOR; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SILVICULTURE;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; FORESTRY; LIGHT; SILVICULTURE;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 34548791271     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.05.019     Document Type: Article

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