Why Do Some Evergreen Species Keep Their Leaves for a Second Winter, While Others Lose Them?

In subtropical montane semi-moist forest in SW China (SMSF), a large majority of evergreen tree and tall shrub species was found to have only one cohort of old leaves in early spring. In contrast, almost all species of evergreen tree and tall shrub in warm temperate rain forest (WTRF) in Japan and s...

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Main Authors: Peter J. Grubb, Christine L. Thompson, Geoffrey H. Harper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/11/2594