Effects of light availability on morphology, growth and biomass allocation of Fagus sylvatica and Quercus robur seedlings

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 374, Issue , 2016, Pages 11-19

  Sevillano, Ignacio ^a,b   Short, Ian ^a   Grant, Jim ^a   O'Reilly, Conor ^b  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Growth; Light; Quercus robur; Underplanting

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); LIGHT;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; EUROPEAN BEECH (FAGUS SYLVATICA L.); FAGUS SYLVATICA; HEIGHT-TO-DIAMETER RATIO; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; QUERCUS ROBUR; ROOT: SHOOT RATIOS; UNDERPLANTING;

FORESTRY;

ACCLIMATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; LEAF AREA; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SEEDLING;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84966340381     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.04.048     Document Type: Article

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