Canopy structure, vertical radiation profile and photosynthetic function in a Quercus ilex evergreen forest

Photosynthetica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-149

  Gratani, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

chlorophyll content; leaf area index; net photosynthetic rate; Phillyrea latifolia; Pistacia lentiscus; specific leaf area; stomatal conductance; transpiration rate; vertical light profile

Indexed keywords

ILEX; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 0030892621     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022139608609     Document Type: Article

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