Seasonal trends in photosynthetic parameters and stomatal conductance of blue oak (Quercus douglasii) under prolonged summer drought and high temperature

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 865-877

  Xu, Liukang ^a   Baldocchi, Dennis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ball Berry slope; Dark respiration; Marginal water cost per unit carbon gain; Maximum carboxylation rate; Maximum electron transport capacity

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DROUGHT; ENERGY FLUX; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

QUERCUS DOUGLASII;

EID: 0142103679     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.13.865     Document Type: Article

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