Ecophysiology of seedlings of three Mediterranean pine species in contrasting light regimes

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-41

  Awada, Tala ^a   Radoglou, Kalliopi ^b   Fotelli, Mariangela N ^b   Constantinidou, Helen I A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diurnal; Gas exchange; Mediterranean region; Pinus brutia; Pinus pinaster; Pinus pinea; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEEDLING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

PINUS BRUTIA; PINUS PINASTER; PINUS PINEA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0037281767     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.1.33     Document Type: Article

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