Light-dependent growth responses of young Abies alba to simulated ungulate browsing

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-57

  Hasler H ^a,b   Senn, J ^a   Edwards, P J ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compensatory growth; Herbivory; Induced response; Plant herbivore interactions; Tree morphology

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBIVORY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; UNGULATE;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; CONIFEROPHYTA; UNGULATA;

EID: 38149109017     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01346.x     Document Type: Article

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