Architecture, cover and light interception by bramble (Rubus fruticosus): A common understorey weed in temperate forests

Forestry

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-46

  Balandier, Philippe ^a   Marquier, André ^b   Casella, Eric ^c   Kiewitt, Andrea ^c   Coll, Lluis ^d   Wehrlen, Léon ^e   Harmer, Ralph ^c  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b PIAF   (France)

^c FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^e LERFoB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; FOREST COVER; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; REGENERATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SHRUB; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATE FOREST; UNDERSTORY; WEED CONTROL;

ENGLAND; FRANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

RUBUS; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS;

EID: 84872234943     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cps066     Document Type: Article

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