Why do Pinus species have different growth dominance patterns than Eucalyptus species? A hypothesis based on differential physiological plasticity

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 261, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1061-1068

  Fernández, María Elena ^a   Tschieder, Ezequiel Fernández ^b   Letourneau, Federico ^c   Gyenge, Javier E ^a  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c Campo Forestal General San Martín INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Growth dominance; Growth efficiency; Photosynthetic capacity; Physiological plasticity; Pinus

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; GROWTH DOMINANCE; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PLASTICITY; PINUS;

FORESTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTICITY;

ECOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DOMINANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEAF AREA; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

ARGENTINA; ECOLOGY; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINUS; PLASTICITY;

ARGENTINA;

EUCALYPTUS; PINUS PONDEROSA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 79551551426     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.12.028     Document Type: Article

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