Influences of evergreen gymnosperm and deciduous angiosperm tree species on the functioning of temperate and boreal forests

Biological Reviews

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 444-466

  Augusto, Laurent ^a   De Schrijver, An ^b   Vesterdal, Lars ^c   Smolander, Aino ^d   Prescott, Cindy ^e   Ranger, Jacques ^f  

^a BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f Centre INRA de Nancy   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; Deciduous; Evergreen; Nitrogen; Soil organic carbon; Spermatophytes; Tree species

Indexed keywords

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; FOREST; GYMNOSPERM; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; FORESTS; GYMNOSPERMS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84927121762     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12119     Document Type: Article

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