Structural phenology of the leaf community in the canopy of a Liriodendron tulipifera L. forest in Maryland, USA

Forest Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 387-397

  Parker, Geoffrey G ^a   Tibbs, Donna J ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy cover; Foliage height profile; Leaf area index; Spring ephemerals

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; DYNAMICS;

LEAF AREA DENSITY (LAD); STRUCTURAL PHENOLOGY;

FORESTRY;

LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; TULIPA;

EID: 3543026348     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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