Conifer expansion reduces the competitive ability and herbivore defense of aspen by modifying light environment and soil chemistry

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 582-591

  Calder, W John ^a   Horn, Kevin J ^a   St Clair, Samuel B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; aspen decline; disturbance; fire suppression; phenolic glycosides; Populus tremuloides; subalpine fir; succession

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHENOLIC ACID; PHYTOHORMONE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SHADE TOLERANCE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ABIES; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPEN; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING; SOIL; SUNLIGHT; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOTA; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; INSECTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; POPULUS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SEEDLING; SOIL; SUNLIGHT; TREES; UTAH;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; CONIFEROPHYTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 79960760599     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr041     Document Type: Article

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