Light-acclimation of cladode photosynthetic potentials in Casuarina glauca: Trade-offs between physiological and structural investments

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 571-582

  Niinemets, Ülo ^a,b   Lukjanova, Aljona ^c   Sparrow, Ashley D ^d   Turnbull, Matthew H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b CENTRO DI ECOLOGIA ALPINA   (Italy)

^c ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Casuarina; Cladode anatomy; Cladode photosynthesis; Nitrogen content; Quantitative anatomy; Support costs

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE; VOLUME FRACTION;

CLADODE ANATOMY; CLADODE PHOTOSYNTHESIS; NITROGEN CONTENT; QUANTITATIVE ANATOMY; SUPPORT COSTS;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ACCLIMATION; ANATOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BIODIVERSITY; CASUARINA; FOREST CANOPY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE;

ARIDA; CASUARINA; CASUARINA GLAUCA;

EID: 23844477889     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP05037     Document Type: Article

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