Functional responses of Acer species to two simulated forest gap environments: Leaf-level properties and photosynthesis

Photosynthetica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-289

  Lei, T T ^a,b   Lechowicz, M J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chlorophyll content; chlorophyll fluorescence; gap edge; irradiance; leaf nitrogen content; maple; red:far red irradiation; respiration; specific leaf mass

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 0030933434     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022124732716     Document Type: Article

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