Seasonal photosynthetic responses to light and temperature in white spruce (Picea glauca) seedlings planted under an aspen (Populus tremuloides) canopy and in the open

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 437-444

  Man, Rongzhou ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compensation point; Photochemical efficiency; Saturation point; Seasonal photosynthesis; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration; Understory

Indexed keywords

PICEA GLAUCA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0030929997     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.7.437     Document Type: Article

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