Light acclimation of four native tree species in felling gaps within a tropical mountain rainforest

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-127

  Kuptz, Daniel ^a   Grams, Thorsten E E ^a   Günter, Sven ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Height growth; Light assessment; Natural forest management; Photosynthesis; South Ecuador; Successional plant traits

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN FORESTS; ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS; ECUADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS; FOREST GAPS; HEIGHT GROWTH; LATE-SUCCESSIONAL SPECIES; LIGHT CONDITIONS; LIGHT GRADIENTS; LIGHT LEVEL; LIGHT RESPONSE; MONTANA; NATIVE SPECIES; NATIVE TREES; NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC APPARATUS; PLANT RESPONSE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TIMBER SPECIES;

BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; LANDFORMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TIMBER;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANNING;

CEDRELA; NECTANDRA MEMBRANACEA; PODOCARPUS; TABEBUIA; TABEBUIA CHRYSANTHA;

EID: 73649088939     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-009-0385-1     Document Type: Article

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