Leaf orientation, light interception and stomatal conductance of Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus leaves

Tree Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 815-823

  James, Shelley A ^a,b   Bell, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Azimuth; Leaf angle; Leaf structure; Myrtaceae; Ontogeny; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001475068     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/20.12.815     Document Type: Article

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