Stomatal conductance alone does not explain the decline in foliar photosynthetic rates with increasing tree age and size in Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 515-535

  Niinemets, Ülo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Dry mass per unit area; Foliar area; Leaf structure; Nitrogen; Photosynthetic capacity; Photosynthetic electron transport; Rubisco activity; Stand age

Indexed keywords

AGE; HEIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TREE;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; HISTOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; SCOTS PINE; SPRUCE; SWEATING;

BIOMASS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PICEA; PINUS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TRANSPIRATION;

EID: 0036018217     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.8.515     Document Type: Article

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