Photosynthetic capacity and foliar nitrogen distribution in Eucalyptus nitens is altered by high-intensity thinning

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 981-991

  Medhurst, Jane L ^a,b   Beadle, Christopher L ^a,c  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Production Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foliar phosphorus; Light attenuation; Light saturated photosynthetic rate; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ATTENUATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS;

EID: 24344437099     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.8.981     Document Type: Article

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