Allometry and effects of extreme elevation on growth velocity of the Andean tree Polylepis tarapacana Philippi (Rosaceae)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-234

  Domic, Alejandra I ^a,b   Capriles, José M ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Herbario Nacional de Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Dendrochronology; Polylepis; Radial growth; Treeline

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOMETRY; TREE RING; TREELINE;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

POLYLEPIS; POLYLEPIS TARAPACANA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 70350591105     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9612-5     Document Type: Article

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