Photosynthesis of birch (Betula pendula) is sensitive to springtime frost and ozone

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 703-712

  Oksanen, Elina ^a   Freiwald, Vera ^a   Prozherina, Nadezhda ^a   Rousi, Matti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CLIMATOLOGY; FROST PROTECTION; NUTRITION; OZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS;

OZONE ENRICHMENT; SIMULATING SPRING CONDITIONS; SPRINGTIME FROST; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FROST; OZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TREE;

CARBOHYDRATES; CLIMATES; FORESTRY; FROST RESISTANCE; NUTRIENTS; OZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 22144464482     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-007     Document Type: Article

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