Browsed Betula pubescens trees are not carbon-limited

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 808-815

  Palacio, S ^a   Hester, A J ^a   Maestro, M ^b   Millard, P ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clipping; Downy birch; Herbivory; Nitrogen; Non structural carbohydrates; Storage

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; CARBON BUDGET; CLIPPING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBIVORY;

BETULA PUBESCENS;

EID: 52049114646     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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