Photosynthesis and carbon gain under contrasting light levels in seedlings of a pioneer and a climax tree from a Brazilian Semideciduous Tropical Forest

Revista Brasileira de Botanica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 463-474

  Silvestrini, Milene ^a   Válio, Ivany Ferraz Marques ^a   De Mattos, Eduardo Arcoverde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CO2 assimilation; Growth response to light; Hymenaea courbaril; Photoinhibition; Trema micrantha

Indexed keywords

HYMENAEA COURBARIL; STILBOCARPA; TREMA; TREMA MICRANTHA;

EID: 38149075983     PISSN: 01008404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84042007000300011     Document Type: Article

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