Linkages between phenology, pollination, photosynthesis, and reproduction in deciduous forest understory plants

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-331

  Kudo, Gaku ^a   Ida, Takashi Y ^a   Tani, Tomokazu ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deciduous forest; Flowering phenology; Fruit set; Light availability; Photosynthetic rate; Pollination; Seasonal dynamics; Understory herbs

Indexed keywords

BEE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COEXISTENCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FLOWERING; FOLIAGE; FOREST CANOPY; FRUITING; GROWING SEASON; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SEED SET; UNDERSTORY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BIODIVERSITY; FLOWER; FRUIT; JAPAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; TREE;

ANIMALS; BEES; BIODIVERSITY; FLOWERS; FRUIT; JAPAN; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TREES;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS);

EID: 38849107767     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-2131.1     Document Type: Article

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