Carbon allocation and morphology of cherrybark oak seedlings and sprouts under three light regimes

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Lockhart, Brian Roy ^a   Gardiner, Emile S ^a   Hodges, John D ^b   Ezell, Andrew W ^b  

^a CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

14C labeling; Carbon allocation; Oak reproduction; Quercus pagoda (Raf.)

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

QUERCUS PAGODA;

EID: 57349163488     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2008064     Document Type: Article

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