Use of modeled photosynthesis and decomposition to describe tree growth at the northern tree line

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-204

  Berninger, Frank ^a   Hari, Pertti ^a   Nikinmaa, Eero ^a   Lindholm, Markus ^b   Meriläinen, Jouko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Reduced sensitivity; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TREE; TREE RING;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 1542351120     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.2.193     Document Type: Article

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