Effects of ambient ozone concentrations on contents of non-structural carbohydrates in young Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica

New Phytologist

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 399-409

  Lux, D ^a   Leonardi, S ^b   Muller J ^c   Wiemken, A ^c   Fluckiger W ^a  

^a Inst fur Angew Pflanzenbiologie   (Switzerland)

^b Lab Für Ökotoxikologie   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Fagus sylvatica; Low and high elevation; Ozone; Picea abies

Indexed keywords

FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0031406237     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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