Gap size effects on photoinhibition in understorey saplings in tropical rainforest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-51

  Houter, Nico C ^a   Pons, Thijs L ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Canopy disturbance; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Guyana; Hemispherical photography; Logging effects; Successional status

Indexed keywords

CANOPY GAP; PHOTOINHIBITION; RAINFOREST; SAPLING; UNDERSTORY;

CATOSTEMMA FRAGRANS; CHLOROCARDIUM RODIEI; LECYTHIS; LICANIA HETEROMORPHA; OXANDRA;

EID: 21044444792     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-004-5775-2     Document Type: Article

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