Impact of ultraviolet-B radiation on two species of forest dwarf shrubs: Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.)

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-13

  Robakowski, Piotr ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll content; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Dwarf shrubs; Phenology; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; SHRUB; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS IDAEA;

EID: 0032789580     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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