Contrasting patterns of photosynthetic acclimation and photoinhibition in two evergreen herbs from a winter deciduous forest

Oecologia

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 446-455

  Skillman, John B ^a,b   Strain, Boyd R ^a   Osmond, C Barry ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forest understory; Leaf longevity; Nitrogen allocation; Photoinhibition; Photosynthetic acclimation

Indexed keywords

CARYA; HEUCHERA; HEXASTYLIS; HEXASTYLIS ARIFOLIA; QUERCUS;

EID: 0029800564     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333934     Document Type: Article

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