Light availability and photosynthesis of Pseudotsuga menziesii seedlings grown in the open and in the forest understory

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-29

  Chen, Han Y H ^a   Klinka, Karel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

dark respiration; light acclimation; net photosynthesis; photosynthetic induction; sunflecks

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0031029436     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.1.23     Document Type: Article

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