Leaf nutrition and photosynthetic performance of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) in stands with contrasting health conditions

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Liu, Xuan ^a,b   Ellsworth, David S ^a,c   Tyree, Melvin T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

chlorophyll; forest decline; mineral nutrition; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0030896453     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.3.169     Document Type: Article

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