How nutrient availability influences acclimation to shade of two (pioneer and late-successional) Mediterranean tree species?

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 325-333

  Monnier, Yogan ^a,b   Bousquet Mélou, Anne ^a   Vila, Bruno ^a   Prévosto, Bernard ^b   Fernandez, Catherine ^a  

^a AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UR EMAX   (France)

Author keywords

Allocation; Biomass partitioning; Forest regeneration; Phenotypic plasticity; Pinus halepensis; Quercus pubescens

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FOREST SOIL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REGENERATION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; TREE; UNDERSTORY;

PINUS HALEPENSIS; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 84874752424     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-012-0677-7     Document Type: Article

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