Physiological basis of the light use efficiency model

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-176

  Medlyn, Belinda E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorbed PAR; Canopy; Net primary productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031921183     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.3.167     Document Type: Article

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