Photosynthesis during an episodic drought in Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii across an alpine treeline

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-41

  Brodersen, Craig R ^a   Germino, Matthew J ^b   Smith, William K ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TREELINE;

MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 33244482561     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)038[0034:PDAEDI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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