Leaf water status and stem xylem flux in relation to soil drought in five temperate broad-leaved tree species with contrasting water use strategies     101
Paul Köcher, Tobias Gebauer, Viviana Horna and Christoph Leuschner
Published Online: 31 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2008076
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Current uptake of ¹⁵N –labeled ammonium and nitrate in flooded and non-flooded black spruce and tamarack seedlings     102
M. Anisul Islam and S. Ellen Macdonald
Published Online: 14 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2008077
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Winter variation in physiological status of cold stored and freshly lifted semi-evergreen Quercus nigra seedlings     103
Rosa C. Goodman, Douglass F. Jacobs, Kent G. Apostol, Barrett C. Wilson and Emile S. Gardiner
Published Online: 31 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2008081
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Simplified and improved somatic embryogenesis of hybrid larches (Larix eurolepis and Larix marschlinsii). Perspectives for breeding     104
Marie-Anne Lelu-Walter and Luc E. Pâques
Published Online: 31 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2008079
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Why and where do adult trees die in a young secondary temperate forest? The role of neighbourhood     105
José Miguel Olano, Nere Amaia Laskurain, Adrián Escudero and Marcelino De La Cruz
Published Online: 14 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2008074
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Ectomycorrhizal fungus (Paxillus involutus) and hydrogels affect performance of Populus euphratica exposed to drought stress     106
Zhi-Bin Luo, Ke Li, Xiangning Jiang and Andrea Polle
Published Online: 14 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2008073
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Phosphorus cycling in primary and secondary seasonally dry tropical forests in Mexico     107
Patricia Valdespino, Rigoberto Romualdo, Laura Cadenazzi and Julio Campo
Published Online: 14 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2008075
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Potential productivity of forested areas based on a biophysical model. A case study of a mountainous region in northern Spain     108
Raquel Benavides, Sonia Roig and Koldo Osoro
Published Online: 31 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2008080
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Evaluation of decay resistance of wood products made from borax-impregnated wood and bonded with a formaldehyde-free cornstarch and tannin adhesive     109
Amine Moubarik, Bertrand Charrier, Fatima Charrier, Antonio Pizzi and Ahmed Allal
Published Online: 31 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2008082
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Effect of severe thermal treatment on spruce and beech wood lignins     110
Patrick Rousset, Catherine Lapierre, Brigitte Pollet, Waldir Quirino and Patrick Perre
Published Online: 31 January 2009
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2008078
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