Energy investment in leaves of red maple and co-occurring oaks within a forested watershed

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 859-867

  Nagel, Jennifer M ^a   Griffin, Kevin L ^a   Schuster, William S F ^a   Tissue, David T ^a   Turnbull, Matthew H ^a   Brown, Kim J ^a   Whitehead, David ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; Competition; Construction cost; Maintenance cost; Photosynthesis; Quercus prinus; Quercus rubra

Indexed keywords

LEAF; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; QUERCUS; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS PRINUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0036694847     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.12.859     Document Type: Article

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