Effects of ice storm canopy gaps on shoot architecture in young sugar maple (Acer saccharum)

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-208

  Aarssen, Lonnie W ^a   Francq, Andrea E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Branching; Forest canopy gaps; Light competition; Meristems; Tree saplings; Woodland understory

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ICE STORM; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; UNDERSTORY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 3943072999     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682825     Document Type: Article

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