Living long by staying small: Stem layering as an adaptive life-history trait in shade-tolerant tree seedlings

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 480-487

  Woods, Kerry D ^a  

^a BENNINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HARVESTING; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ALLOMETRY; SHADE TOLERANCE;

FORESTRY;

ADAPTATION; ADVENTITIOUS ROOT; DECIDUOUS TREE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED BANK; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; STEM; SURVIVAL;

BIOMASS; FOREST CANOPY; HARVESTING; SEEDLINGS; TREES;

NORTH AMERICA;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 41949124336     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-136     Document Type: Article

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