Photosynthetic acclimation to light changes in tropical monsoon forest woody species differing in adult stature

Tree Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1023-1031

  Cai, Z Q ^a   Rijkers, T ^b   Bongers, F ^b  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Leaf anatomy; Light acclimation; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic induction

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ANATOMY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHADE TOLERANCE; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

BARRINGTONIA; BARRINGTONIA MACROSTACHYA; LASIANTHUS; LINOCIERA; POMETIA TOMENTOSA; SHOREA;

EID: 24344469572     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/25.8.1023     Document Type: Article

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