Variation in allometry and tree architecture among Symplocos species in a Japanese warm-temperate forest

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-162

  Abe, Natsuko ^a   Yamada, Toshihiro ^a,b  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF KUMAMOTO   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometry; Growth constraints; Growth strategy; Niche differentiation; Symplocaceae; Tree architecture

Indexed keywords

SYMPLOCACEAE; SYMPLOCOS; SYMPLOCOS GLAUCA; SYMPLOCOS LANCIFOLIA; SYMPLOCOS LUCIDA; SYMPLOCOS MYRTACEA;

EID: 40549118151     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-007-0142-8     Document Type: Article

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