Growth and physiological response of six Australian rainforest tree species to a light gradient

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 287-293

  Kelly, Jeffrey ^a   Jose, Shibu ^a   Nichols, J Doland ^b   Bristow, Mila ^b,c  

^a Center for Latin American Studies   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptocarya erythroxylon; Elaeocarpus grandis; Flindersia brayleyana; Flindersia schottiana; Gmelina leichhardtii; Heritiera trifoliolatum; RGR; SLA

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MACHINERY; RESTORATION;

CRYPTOCARYA ERYTHROXYLON; ELAEOCARPUS GRANDIS; FLINDERSIA BRAYLEYANA; FLINDERSIA SCHOTTIANA; GMELINA LEICHHARDTII; HERITIERA TRIFOLIOLATUM; RGR; SLA;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ANGIOSPERM; CANOPY; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFOREST; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SILVICULTURE;

FORESTRY; ILLUMINATION; MACHINERY; MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESTORATION;

CRYPTOCARYA; ELAEOCARPUS GRANDIS; ERYTHROXYLUM; FLINDERSIA BRAYLEYANA; FLINDERSIA SCHOTTIANA; GMELINA; HERITIERA;

EID: 56749175060     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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