The influence of light conditions and interspecific competition on the root foraging traits and seedling growth of two tree species

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-14

  Zhang, Yi ^a   Ma, Xuehong ^a   Zhou, Zhichun ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

interspecific competition; morphological plasticity; P. massoniana; root foraging; S. superba

Indexed keywords

PINUS MASSONIANA; SCHIMA SUPERBA;

EID: 84859623404     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2011.593199     Document Type: Article

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