Vertical gradients in photosynthetic gas exchange characteristics and refixation of respired CO2 within boreal forest canopies

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-12

  Brooks, J Renée ^a,b   Flanagan, Lawrence B ^c   Varney, Gregory T ^c   Ehleringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

boreal forest; BOREAS; carbon dioxide gradients; carbon isotope discrimination; carbon refixation; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; PARAGNETINA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0031020567     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.1.1     Document Type: Article

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