Growth and photosynthetic responses of two coniferous species to experimental warming and nitrogen fertilization

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Zhao, Chunzhang ^a,b   Liu, Qing ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BIOMASS ACCUMULATIONS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; CLIMATE WARMING; CONIFEROUS SPECIES; EARLY GROWTHS; IN PLANTS; INFRARED HEATERS; NET PHOTOSYNTHESIS RATES; NITROGEN ADDITIONS; NITROGEN FERTILIZATIONS; NITROGEN LEVELS; NITROGEN TREATMENTS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RESPONSE; PHOTOSYSTEM; PICEA ASPERATA; PINUS TABULAEFORMIS; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS; TOTAL BIOMASS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PORPHYRINS;

ECOLOGY;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING;

PICEA; PICEA ASPERATA; PINUS TABULIFORMIS;

EID: 64849115339     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-152     Document Type: Article

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