Extended leaf phenology and the autumn niche in deciduous forest invasions

Nature

Volumn 485, Issue 7398, 2012, Pages 359-362

  Fridley, Jason D ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ANNUAL VARIATION; AUTUMN; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EMERGENCE; GROWING SEASON; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF; NICHE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; SENESCENCE; SHRUB; TEMPERATE FOREST; UNDERSTORY; VINE;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CANOPY; CARBON FIXATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS PLANT; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; SPRING; TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST; UNITED STATES;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TREES; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861035876     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11056     Document Type: Article

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