Leaf gas exchange characteristics in relation to leaf canopy position of Myrica faya in its native environment (Tenerife, Canary Islands)

Plant Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 576-583

  Gonzalez Rodriguez A M ^a   Morales, D ^a   Jimenez M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon assimilation rate; Evergreen broad leaf forest; Midday depression of photosynthesis; Shade leaves; Stomatal conductance; Sun leaves; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

SPAIN;

LAURUS; LAURUS AZORICA; MORELLA CERIFERA; MORELLA FAYA; MYRICA; MYRICACEAE;

EID: 0036443468     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35439     Document Type: Article

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