Photosynthetic induction responses to variable light under field conditions in three species grown in the gap and understory of a Fagus crenata forest

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 625-634

  Han, Qingmin ^a   Yamaguchi, Erica ^a   Odaka, Naoko ^a   Kakubari, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acer rufinerve; Daphniphyllum humile; Electron transport; Light acclimation; Photon flux density; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; UNDERSTORY;

ACER; ACER RUFINERVE; DAPHNIPHYLLUM; DAPHNIPHYLLUM HUMILE; FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA;

EID: 0032794842     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.10.625     Document Type: Article

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