Sky exposure, crown architecture, and low-temperature photoinhibition in conifer seedlings at alpine treeline

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 407-415

  Germino, M J ^a   Smith, William K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Alpine treeline ecotone; Crown architecture; Long wave radiation; Low temperature photoinhibition; Picea englemannii; Seedling ecophysiology

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOINHIBITION; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SEEDLING;

UNITED STATES;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 0032932129     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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