Photosynthetic acclimation of beech seedlings to full sunlight following a major windstorm event in France

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 701-709

  Reynolds, Phillip E ^a   Frochot, Henri ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Beech; Gas exchange; Natural disturbance; Photosynthetic acclimation; Plant water potential

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; DISTURBANCE; GAS EXCHANGE; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LORRAINE; WESTERN EUROPE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 1542475178     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2003064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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