Vertical variation in autumn leaf phenology of Fagus sylvatica L. in southern Germany

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 201, Issue , 2015, Pages 176-186

  Gressler, Eliana ^a,b   Jochner, Susanne ^a   Capdevielle Vargas, Renée Monserrat ^a   Morellato, Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira ^b   Menzel, Annette ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

European beech; Leaf colouring; Leaf fall; Mesostory; Overstory; Understory

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICROCLIMATE; ONTOGENY; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATE FOREST; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

GERMANY;

FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 84912016439     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.10.013     Document Type: Article

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