Architectural differences associated with adult stature and wood density in 30 temperate tree species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-273

  Aiba, Masahiro ^a   Nakashizuka, Tohru ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometry; Coexistence; Ogawa Forest Reserve; Trade offs; Tree architecture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOMETRY; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COEXISTENCE; DIAMETER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIGHT; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; SHADE TOLERANCE; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IBARAKI; JAPAN; KANTO; OGAWA FOREST RESERVE;

EID: 62449197752     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01500.x     Document Type: Article

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