Thigmomorphogenesis versus light in biomechanical growth strategies of saplings of two tropical rain forest tree species

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-211

  Jaouen, Gaëlle ^a   Fournier, Meriem ^b   Almeras, Tancrède ^a  

^a Campus Agronomique   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; French Guiana; Height growth strategies; Thigmomorphogenesis; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; LEGUME; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFOREST; SAPLING; TRADE-OFF; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY;

FRENCH GUIANA;

DICORYNIA; DICORYNIA GUIANENSIS; TACHIGALI;

EID: 77951728167     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009104     Document Type: Article

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