Wood anatomical variables in tropical trees and their relation to site conditions and individual tree morphology

IAWA Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-140

  Fichtler, Esther ^a   Worbes, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Parenchyma; Tree performance; Tree rings; Tropical trees; Vessel diameter; Wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862550523     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000084     Document Type: Article

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