Age-related effects on leaf area/sapwood area relationships, canopy transpiration and carbon gain of Norway spruce stands (Picea abies) in the Fichtelgebirge, Germany

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 567-574

  Kostner B ^a   Falge, E ^a   Tenhunen, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gas exchange model; Leaf area index; Stand structure; Water use efficiency; Xylem sap flux

Indexed keywords

AGE; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FOREST CANOPY; GAS EXCHANGE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE;

BAVARIA; FICHTELGEBITGE; GERMANY;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HISTOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SPRUCE; SWEATING; TREE;

GERMANY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PICEA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEASONS; TREES;

EID: 0036018220     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.8.567     Document Type: Article

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