The functional morphology of light capture and carbon gain in the Redwood forest understorey plant, Adenocaulon bicolor Hook

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 543-552

  Pearcy, R W ^a   Yang, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Crown architecture; Crown morphology; Optimal design; Photosynthesis; Phyllotaxy; Shade adaptation; Sunflecks

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT; PLANT; UNDERSTORY;

ADENOCAULON BICOLOR; GYMNOSPERMAE; SEQUOIA; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 0031713822     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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