Productivity of temperate broad-leaved forest stands differing in tree species diversity

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Jacob, Mascha ^a   Leuschner, Christoph ^a   Thomas, Frank M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometry; Central Europe; Leaf area index; Seasonal growth pattern; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEAF AREA INDEX; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND DYNAMICS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATE FOREST; WOOD;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

ACER; CARPINUS BETULUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; MALVACEAE; TILIA;

EID: 77951822994     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2010005     Document Type: Article

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