Photosynthetic responses to understory shade and elevated carbon dioxide concentration in four northern hardwood tree species

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1589-1599

  Sefcik, Lesley T ^a   Zak, Donald R ^a   Ellsworth, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Betula papyrifera; Deep shade; Downregulation; Fagus grandifolia; Nitrogen limitation; Photosynthetic enhancement; Prunus serotina

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATE FOREST; UNDERSTORY;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SEROTINA;

EID: 33845867135     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.12.1589     Document Type: Article

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