Tree architecture varies with forest succession in evergreen broad-leaved forests in Eastern China

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-57

  Yang, Xiao Dong ^a   Yan, En Rong ^a   Chang, Scott X ^b   Da, Liang Jun ^a   Wang, Xi Hua ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Crown exposure index; Temporal pattern; Tree architectural traits; Vertical change

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARCHITECTURAL TRAITS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROWN EXPOSURE INDEX; TEMPORAL PATTERN; VERTICAL CHANGE;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; BIOMASS; CHINA; FORESTS;

EID: 84921529690     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-014-1054-6     Document Type: Article

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