Relationships between leaf nitrogen and limitations of photosynthesis in canopies of Solidago altissima

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 559-570

  Egli, Philipp ^a   Schmid, Bernhard ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; Carbon limitation; Individual vs. stand optimization; Light distribution; Nitrogen limitation; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF; LIGHT ATTENUATION; MOWING; NITROGEN;

SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO ALTISSIMA; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS VAR. SCABRA;

EID: 0032718037     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(00)86623-0     Document Type: Article

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