Interactive effects of carbon dioxide concentration and light on the morphological and biomass characteristics of black spruce and white spruce seedlings

Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-77

  Marfo, Jacob ^a   Dang, Qing Lai ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Boreal forests; Climate change; Elevated CO2 , CO2 light species interactions; White spruce seedlings

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; LIGHT EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; SHADE TOLERANCE;

PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 65349163506     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B08-114     Document Type: Article

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