Leaf internal diffusion conductance limits photosynthesis more strongly in older leaves of Mediterranean evergreen broad-leaved species

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1552-1566

  Niinemets, Ülo ^a,b   Cescatti, Alessandro ^b   Rodeghiero, Mirco ^b   Tosens, Tiina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b CENTRO DI ECOLOGIA ALPINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion conductance; Laurus nobilis; Leaf age; Leaf structure; Nitrogen content; Olea europea; Photosynthetic capacity; Quercus ilex

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; EVERGREEN FOREST; LEAF; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ILEX; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; OLEA EUROPAEA; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 33646450089     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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