Photosynthetic acclimation of the liana Stigmaphyllon lindenianum to light changes in a tropical dry forest canopy

Oecologia

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 475-484

  Avalos, Gerardo ^a   Mulkey, Stephen S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy ecology; Lianas; Light acclimation; Phenotypic plasticity; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TROPICAL FOREST;

PANAMA;

STIGMAPHYLLON LINDENIANUM;

EID: 0032849528     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050880     Document Type: Article

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