Ontogenetic variation in the relative influence of light and belowground resources on European beech seedling growth

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 721-728

  Ammer, Christian ^a   Stimm, Bernd ^b   Mosandl, Reinhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Initial height; Intraspecific competition; Ontogenesis; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DOMINANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT EFFECT; MORTALITY; ONTOGENY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURVIVAL;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 41949083680     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.5.721     Document Type: Article

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