Extrapolating leaf CO2 exchange to the canopy: A generalized model of forest photosynthesis compared with measurements by eddy correlation

Oecologia

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-265

  Aber, John D ^a   Reich, Peter B ^b   Goulden, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foliar nitrogen concentration; Gross carbon exchange; Model; Photosynthesis; Whole forest canopy

Indexed keywords

FOREST CANOPY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; VAPOUR PRESSURE DEFICIT;

EID: 0029775952     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328606     Document Type: Article

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