Warming effects on growth and physiology in the seedlings of the two conifers Picea asperata and Abies faxoniana under two contrasting light conditions

Ecological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 459-469

  Yin, Hua Jun ^a,b   Liu, Qing ^a   Lai, Ting ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Abies faxoniana; Climate change; Picea asperata; Subalpine coniferous forest; Warming

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIGHT EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOMASS; SEEDLING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WARMING;

ABIES; ABIES FAXONIANA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ASPERATA;

EID: 40349098509     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0404-x     Document Type: Article

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