Growth allocation between height and stem diameter in nonsuppressed reproducing Abies mariesii trees

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 146-155

  Seki, Takeshi ^a   Ohta, Sadaaki ^a,b   Fujiwara, Takeshi ^a   Nakashizuka, Tohru ^a,c  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Metrology Section   (Uruguay)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometry; Annual fluctuation; Radial growth; Relative growth rate; Seed cone

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES MARIESII;

EID: 84876708563     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2012.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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