Age-related variation in carbon allocation at tree and stand scales in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) using a chronosequence approach

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-192

  Genet, H ^a   Breda N ^a   Dufrene E ^b  

^a LERFoB   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Carbon partitioning; Growth; Root:shoot ratio; Storage; Time sequence; Total non structuralcarbohydrates; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AGEISM; AGING; ALLOMETRY; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CHRONOSEQUENCE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; STORAGE; TREE RING;

ARTICLE; BEECH; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FRANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OAK; PLANT SEED; REPRODUCTION; TREE;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; FAGUS; FRANCE; QUERCUS; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; TREES;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 76349124090     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp105     Document Type: Article

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