Photosynthetic capacity in a central Amazonian rain forest

Tree Physiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-186

  Carswell, F E ^a   Meir, P ^a   Wandelli, E V ^b   Bonates, L C M ^c   Kruijt, B ^a   Barbosa, E M ^c   Nobre, A D ^c   Grace, J ^a   Jarvis, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c Inst Nac de Pesq da A   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canopy height; Leaf nitrogen; Leaf respiration; Photosynthetic photon flux density; Vertical profile

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFOREST; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034143441     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/20.3.179     Document Type: Article

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