Seasonal photosynthesis and water relations of juvenile loblolly pine relative to stand density and canopy position

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 424-430

  Tang, Zhenmin ^a,b   Chambers, Jim L ^a   Sword, Mary A ^b   Barnett, James P ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Photosynthetic response; Pinus taeda; Stomatal conductance; Thinning; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSPIRATION;

GAS EXCHANGE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0141574101     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-003-0256-0     Document Type: Article

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