Role of foliar nitrogen in light harvesting and shade tolerance of four temperate deciduous woody species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 518-531

  Niinemets, U ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acer platanoides; Chlorophyll; Irradiance; Leaf morphology; Padus avium; Populus tremula; Quercus robur

Indexed keywords

FOLIAR NITROGEN; LIGHT HARVESTING; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ACER PLATANOIDES; ACERACEAE; FAGACEAE; PADUS; PADUS AVIUM; POPULUS TREMULA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR; SALICACEAE; SALIX; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 0030794776     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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