Patterns of dynamic irradiance affect the photosynthetic capacity and growth of dipterocarp tree seedlings

Oecologia

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-193

  Leakey, A D B ^a,b   Press, M C ^a   Scholes, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Dynamic photosynthesis; Forest understorey; Seedling regeneration; Sunflecks

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFOREST; SEEDLING; UNDERSTORY;

(SOUTHEAST); ASIA;

HOPEA; HOPEA NERVOSA; SHOREA; SHOREA LEPROSULA;

EID: 0038372608     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1178-7     Document Type: Article

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