Interactive effects of leaf age and self-shading on leaf structure, photosynthetic capacity and chlorophyll fluorescence in the rain forest tree, Dryobalanops aromatica

Tree Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 741-747

  Ishida, Atsushi ^a   Uemura, Akira ^a   Koike, Nobuya ^a   Matsumoto, Yoosuke ^a   Hoe, Ang Lai ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Lower canopy leaves; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Upper canopy leaves

Indexed keywords

LEAF; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAINFOREST; SHADING;

DRYOBALANOPS AROMATICA;

EID: 0033198927     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/19.11.741     Document Type: Article

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