Relationship between leaf life-span and photosynthetic activity of Quercus ilex in polluted urban areas (Rome)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-28

  Gratani, L ^a   Crescente, M F ^a   Petruzzi, M ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Ministry of Environment   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll content; Leaf life span; Leaf thickness; Net photosynthesis; Shoot production; Traffic level

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; LEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; OAK; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; GAS EXCHANGE; LIFESPAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ITALY;

QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 0033627102     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00285-7     Document Type: Article

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