Allometric relationships and dendroecology of the dwarf shrub Dryas integrifolia near Churchill, subarctic Manitoba

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 585-597

  Au, R ^a   Tardif, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Allometric relationships; Dendrochronology; Entire Leaved Mountain Avens; Growth rates; Microtoming

Indexed keywords

GRAVEL; GROWTH RATE;

ALLOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; MICROTOMING; MOUNTAIN AVENS;

VEGETATION;

ALLOMETRY; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHRUB;

CANADA; CHURCHILL; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

DRYAS (PLANT); DRYAS INTEGRIFOLIA; GEUM PECKII;

EID: 34948879260     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B07-055     Document Type: Article

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