Stem secondary growth of tundra shrubs: Impact of environmental factors and relationships with apical growth

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-25

  Campioli, Matteo ^a   Leblans, Niki ^a   Michelsen, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APICAL DOMINANCE; DATA SET; EVERGREEN TREE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GROWTH RATE; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHRUB; SOIL TYPE; STEM; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; ALPS; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

CASSIOPE TETRAGONA; EMPETRUM HERMAPHRODITUM;

EID: 84859014799     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-44.1.16     Document Type: Article

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