Seasonal changes in photosynthesis and growth of Zizyphus attopensis seedlings in three contrasting microhabitats in a tropical seasonal rain forest

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 827-836

  Cai, Z Q ^a,b   Chen, Y J ^a   Bongers, F ^b  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Leaf irradiance; Nitrogen partitioning; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GROWTH RESPONSE; IRRADIANCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROHABITAT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFOREST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEEDLING; SHRUB; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 34347241357     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.6.827     Document Type: Article

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