Reciprocal root-shoot cooling and soil fertilization effects on the seasonal growth of two treeline conifer species

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-30

  Hoch, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

alpine treeline; cold climate; functional growth analysis; Larix; limitation; Pinus; soil nutrition

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PINUS UNCINATA;

EID: 84876317041     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2011.643324     Document Type: Article

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