Architectural plasticity in young Eucalyptus marginata on restored bauxite mines and adjacent natural forest in south-western Australia

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1033-1045

  Bleby, Timothy M ^a   Colquhoun, Ian J ^b   Adams, Mark A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ALCOA INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydraulic architecture; Leaf area; Leaf area to sapwood area ratio; Mine site rehabilitation; Phenotypic plasticity; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL WATER;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; EUCALYPTUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MINING; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; EUCALYPTUS; MINING; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREES;

EID: 70349766011     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp044     Document Type: Article

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