Effects of shade on growth and mortality of maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and beech (Fagus sylvatica) saplings

Forestry

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-412

  Petritan, Any Mary ^a   Von Lüpke, Burghard ^a   Petritan, Ion Catalin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; SAPLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SILVICULTURE; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF; WATER SUPPLY;

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 34848895986     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpm030     Document Type: Article

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