In situ measurements of carbon and nitrogen distribution and composition, photochemical efficiency and stable isotope ratios in Araucaria angustifolia

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 422-430

  Franco, A C ^a   Duarte, H M ^b   Gessler A ^c   De Mattos, E A ^d   Nahm, M ^c   Rennenberg, H ^c   Ribeiro, K T ^d   Scarano, F R ^d   Luttge U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Nitrogen compounds; Phloem sap; Photosynthesis; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; WATER; WOOL FIBERS;

IRRADIANCE; MOUNTAIN; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHOTOSYSTEMS;

FORESTRY;

ARAUCARIA; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLLS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PHLOEM; WATER; WOOL; XYLEM;

ARAUCARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 21444445402     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-004-0401-4     Document Type: Article

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