Photosynthesis and respiration rates depend on leaf and root morphology and nitrogen concentration in nine boreal tree species differing in relative growth rate

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 395-405

  Reich, P B ^a   Walters, M B ^a   Tjoelker, M G ^a   Vanderklein, D ^a   Buschena, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Light; Net CO2 exchange; Plant traits; Relative growth rate; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN UPTAKE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION RATE; ROOT MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0031825187     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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