A test of gas exchange measurements on excised canopy branches of ten tropical tree species

Photosynthetica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-347

  Santiago, L S ^a   Mulkey, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy physiology; CO2 response curve; Panama; Potometer; Species differences in photosynthetic characteristics; Specific leaf area; Stomatal conductance; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842330518     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000015457.92479.eb     Document Type: Article

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