Consequences of resource limitation for recovery from repeated defoliation in Eucalyptus globulus Labilladire

Tree Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-35

  Barry, Karen M ^a,b   Quentin, Audrey ^a,b   Eyles, Alieta ^a,b   Pinkard, Elizabeth A ^a,c  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; carbon limitation; growth recovery; nitrogen; water

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGE; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CARBOHYDRATE; COEXISTENCE; DEFOLIATION; DIAMETER; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; LEAF AREA; PLANTATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SAPLING; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUCALYPTUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM;

AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EUCALYPTUS; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 84856250493     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr128     Document Type: Article

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