The photosynthetic characteristics of saplings of eight canopy tree species in a disturbed neotropical rain forest

Photosynthetica

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 407-422

  Vera, N E ^a,c   Finegan, B ^a   Newton, A C ^b  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Guilds; Hemispherical photograph; Logging; Modelling; Silviculture; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; FOREST; GAS EXCHANGE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; MINQUARTIA GUIANENSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS TOLERANCE; TROPICS;

CROTON KILLIPIANUS; PENTACLETHRA MACROLOBA; QUALEA PARAENSE; SIMAROUBA AMARA; VOCHYSIA FERRUGINEA;

EID: 0032826091     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007076103204     Document Type: Article

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