Size- and Age-Related Changes in Tree Structure and Function

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Meinzer, Frederick C. (Editor), Lachenbruch, Barbara (Editor), Dawson, Todd E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Tree Physiology, 4
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Trees.; Forest products.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Tree Biology.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Ecology.; Wood Science & Technology.

Millions of trees live and grow all around us, and we all recognize the vital role they play in the world’s ecosystems. Publicity campaigns exhort us to plant yet more. Yet until recently comparatively little was known about the root causes of the physical changes that attend their growth. Since tre...