Dendrochronological evidence of shrub growth suppression by trees in a subarctic lichen woodland

Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-156

  Boudreau, Stéphane ^a   Villeneuve Simard, Marie Pascale ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Betula glandulosa; Dendrochronological analysis; Growth suppression; Lichen woodland; Tree shrub interactions

Indexed keywords

BETULA GLANDULOSA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 84857708836     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B11-089     Document Type: Note

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