Large-scale canopy opening causes decreased photosynthesis in the saplings of shade-tolerant conifer, Abies veitchii

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-145

  Mitamura, Masako ^a   Yamamura, Yasuo ^a   Nakano, Takashi ^b  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMANASHI INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avalanche; Canopy gap; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Light acclimation; Photoinhibition; Rubisco

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; AVALANCHE; CANOPY GAP; CHLOROPHYLL; CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; FOREST FLOOR; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT TYPE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SAPLING; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ABIES; ABIES VEITCHII; CONIFEROPHYTA;

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; WATER;

ABIES; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DROUGHT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; TREE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ABIES; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHLOROPHYLL; DROUGHTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUNLIGHT; TREES; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER;

EID: 63049123651     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn014     Document Type: Article

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