Effects of shade on morphology, chlorophyll concentration, and chlorophyll fluorescence of four Pacific Northwest conifer species

New Forests

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-186

  Khan, Shafiqur Rehiman ^a,b   Rose, Robin ^b   Haase, Diane L ^b   Sabin, Thomas E ^b  

^a Forest Department   (Pakistan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Ponderosa pine; Western hemlock; Western redcedar

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0033993879     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006645632023     Document Type: Article

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