Do interspecific differences in sapling growth traits contribute to the co-dominance of Acer saccharum and Fagus grandifolia?

Annals of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-109

  Takahashi, Koichi ^a,b   Lechowicz, Martin J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

American beech; Crown allometry; Crown architecture; Height growth rate; Net production rate; Saplings; Sugar maple

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANGIOSPERM; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CANOPY GAP; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SAPLING;

ACER; ARTICLE; BEECH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACER; FAGUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 37249059804     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm259     Document Type: Article

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