Photosynthetic acclimation to simultaneous and interacting environmental stresses along natural light gradients: Optimality and constraints

Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 254-268

  Niinemets, U ^a,b   Valladares, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b CENTRO DI ECOLOGIA ALPINA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Humidity; Leaf temperature; Light availability; Photoinhibition; Photosynthesis acclimation; Plasticity; Stress; Vapour pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

CARBON; WATER;

ACCLIMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 2642526342     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817881     Document Type: Review

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