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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Main Authors: Yang Qi, Hongyan Liu, Wenqi He, Jingyu Dai, Liang Shi, Zhaopeng Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/11/1745