Ecological wood anatomy ofAlnus nepalensis (Betulaceae) in East Nepal |
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Authors: | Shuichi Noshiro Lajmina Joshi Mitsuo Suzuki |
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Institution: | (1) Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin, P.O. Box 16, 305 Ibaraki, Japan;(2) Department of Forestry and Plant Research, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories, G.P.O. Box 3708, Kathmandu, Nepal;(3) Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, 980-77 Aoba, Sendai, Japan |
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Abstract: | Wood anatomical characters ofAlnus nepalensis growing in East Nepal are evaluated against three non-anatomical factors: tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH), and
altitude. Samples were taken from the outermost part of the trunk of five canopy trees at 11 localities between 790 and 2,740
m above sea level. Tree height ranged from 10 to 28 m, and DBH ranged from 15 to 80 cm. Altitude and tree height are correlated
with all the vessel characters studied. Among wood anatomical characters, vessel characters measured from cross sections are
strongly correlated with one another, and are also correlated with vessel element and fiber-tracheid length. Multiple regression
analysis using non-anatomical factors as independent variables resulted in significant correlation at 1% level in all pore
characters, vessel element length, perforation plate bar number, and fibertracheid length. Regression coefficients of significant
regressions are usually largest for altitude. For wood structure ofAlnus nepalensis in East Nepal, 23 to 42% of the variation is affected by non-anatomical factors. The large contribution of altitude is considered
to be an indirect measure of the effect of temperature. |
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Keywords: | Alnus nepalensis Altitude DBH East Nepal Tree height Wood anatomy |
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