Effects of density and ontogeny on size and growth ranks of three competing tree species

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-288

  Boyden, Suzanne B ^a,b   Reich, Peter B ^a   Puettmann, Klaus J ^a,c   Baker, Timothy R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Forestry and Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Density; Ontogeny; Over yielding; Rank reversals; Sapling growth; Shade tolerance; Succession

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DOMINANCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ONTOGENY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION;

LARIX; LARIX LARICINA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 60049095359     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01477.x     Document Type: Article

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