Growth of tree seedlings in a tropical dry forest in relation to soil moisture and leaf traits

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-170

  Chaturvedi, R K ^a   Raghubanshi, A S ^a   Singh, J S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

dry deciduous forest; phenotypic plasticity; photosynthetic rate; relative growth rate; soil moisture content; stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

BUCHANANIA LANZAN; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS MELANOXYLON; SHOREA ROBUSTA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 84875728406     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rts025     Document Type: Article

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