Variation of pigment composition and antioxidative systems along the canopy light gradient in a mixed beech/oak forest: A comparative study on deciduous tree species differing in shade tolerance

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 16, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 354-364

  Hansen, Ute ^a   Fiedler, Brita ^a   Rank, Barbara ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidative systems; Fagus sylvatica; Photoprotective pigments; Quercus petraea; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENZYMES; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

LIGHT AVAILABILITY;

FORESTRY;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 0036586677     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-002-0163-9     Document Type: Article

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