Variation in 13 leaf morphological and physiological traits within a silver birch (Betula pendula) stand and their relation to growth

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 657-665

  Possen, Boy J H M ^a   Anttonen, Mikko J ^a   Oksanen, Elina ^b   Rousi, Matti ^a   Heinonen, Jaakko ^a   Kostiainen, Katri ^a   Kontunen Soppela, Sari ^b   Heiskanen, Juha ^a   Vapaavuori, Elina M ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Genotype; Leaf morphology; Silver birch; SLA

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

FIELD EXPERIMENT; GENOTYPE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; SILVER BIRCH; SLA;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 84901356662     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0493     Document Type: Article

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