Canopy processes research

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 15-16, 2002, Pages 1035-1043

  Ryan, Michael G ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon allocation; Control of canopy structure and function; Genetic; Global change; Modeling; Photosynthesis; Physiological changes with tree age; Respiration; Scaling ecophysiological processes

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOREST CANOPY; GLOBAL CHANGE;

EID: 0036849981     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.15-16.1035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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