Effects of experimental warming on phenology, growth and gas exchange of treeline birch (Betula utilis) saplings, Eastern Tibetan Plateau, China

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 811-819

  Xu, Zhenfeng ^a   Hu, Tingxing ^a   Zhang, Yuanbin ^b  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Leaf fluctuating asymmetry; Leaf morphology; Open top chamber; Photosynthesis; Treeline ecotone

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOTONE; FOREST; GAS EXCHANGE; OPEN-TOP CHAMBER; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL MOISTURE; TREELINE;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA; BETULA UTILIS;

EID: 84859507540     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0554-9     Document Type: Article

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