Allometric scaling relationships for morphology and biomass allocation are mediated by stand ages in Cyclobalanopsis glauca

Life Science Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 156-162

  Zhang, Hao ^a   Song, Tongqing ^a   Wang, Kelin ^a   Wang, Genxuan ^b   Zeng, Fuping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Biomass allocation; Cyclobalanopsis glauca; Morphological variation; Stand age

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880316964     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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