Effects of above- and belowground partial harvest disturbance on growth and water status of residual sugar maple

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1851-1862

  Hartmann, Henrik ^a   Wirth, Christian ^b   Messier, Christian ^b   Berninger, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Light availability; Selection cut; Soil disturbance; Tree water status

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARVESTING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MACHINERY; WATER CONTENT; WATER STRESS;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 57149114126     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.12.1851     Document Type: Article

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