Different light acclimation strategies of two coexisting tree species seedlings in a temperate secondary forest along five natural light levels

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 306; pp. 234 - 242
• Main Authors: Zhang, Min, Zhu, Jiaojun, Li, Mingcai, Zhang, Guangqi, Yan, Qiaoling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 15.10.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: acclimation; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Carbon allocation; forest regeneration; forest stands; Forestry; forests; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Growth; Nonstructural carbohydrate; Pinus koraiensis; Quercus mongolica; roots; seedlings; solar radiation; stems; Survival; survival rate; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; trees; understory; Nonstructural carbohydrate; Growth; Survival; Carbon allocation; Plant juvenile growth stage; Forest ecology; Woody plant; Physical environment; Natural; Electromagnetic wave; Carbon; Temperate zone; Allocation; Light; Forestry; Secondary forest; Tree; Strategy; Developmental stage; Temperate forests; Adaptation

•Light regulation mechanisms for two species natural regeneration are discussed.•Silvicultural measures to improve two species regeneration are proposed.•The coexistence mechanism of the two species is analyzed. To understand how temperate coexisting tree species acclimate to natural light levels, s...