Carbon Allocation of <i>Quercus mongolica</i> Fisch. ex Ledeb. across Different Life Stages Differed by Tree and Shrub Growth Forms at the Driest Site of Its Distribution
There are less than 10% of woody species that can have both tree and shrub growth forms globally. At the xeric timberline, we observed the tree-to-shrub shift of the <i>Quercus mongolica</i> Fisch. ex Ledeb.. Few studies have explored the underlined mechanism of this morphological transi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-10-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/11/1745 |