Sources of within- and between-stand variability in specific leaf area of three ecologically distinct conifer species

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-103

  Weiskittel, Aaron R ^a   Temesgen, Hailemariam ^b   Wilson, Duncan S ^b   Maguire, Douglas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Hybrid spruce; Leaf mass area; Mixed models; Ponderosa pine; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA SET; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; HYBRID; LEAF AREA; STAND DYNAMICS; WATER STRESS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII VAR. MENZIESII;

EID: 37449013300     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2007075     Document Type: Article

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