Biomass allocation to roots and shoots is more sensitive to shade and drought in European beech than in Norway spruce seedlings

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 266, Issue , 2012, Pages 246-253

  Schall, Peter ^a   Lödige, Christina ^a   Beck, Michael ^b   Ammer, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Institut für Gartenbau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Belowground biomass; Ontogeny; Optimal partitioning theory; Plasticity; Size

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; ONTOGENY; OPTIMAL PARTITIONING; SIZE;

BIOMASS; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; PLASTICITY; SEED; SOIL MOISTURE;

ECOLOGY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIVERGENCE; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; ONTOGENY; ROOT; SEEDING; SHOOT; SOIL MOISTURE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 83455195515     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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