How environmental conditions affect canopy leaf-level photosynthesis in four deciduous tree species

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2660-2675

  Bassow, S L ^a,b   Bazzaz, F A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute s   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula papyrifera; Canopy tree photosynthesis; Harvard Forest (Petersham, Massachusetts, USA); Leaf level photosynthesis, path analysis, photosynthesis, seasonal and diurnal variation, Quercus rubra, temperate deciduous forests

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

MASSACHUSETTS; PETERSHAM; UNITED STATES;

ACER RUBRUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0032420575     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2660:HECACL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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