Influence of annually fluctuating seed-cone production and climatic factors on the upper-crown expansion of canopy trees of Abies mariesii Masters (Pinaceae)

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-139

  Seki, Takeshi ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abies mariesii; Climatic factors; Main stem; Primary branch; Seed cone

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES MARIESII; PINACEAE;

EID: 70350162239     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2008.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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