Freezing induced leaf movements and their potential implications to early spring carbon gain: Rhododendron maximum as exemplar

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 463-471

  Russell, Raymond B ^a   Lei, Thomas T ^b   Nilsen, Erik T ^c  

^a Directorate of Public Works   (United States)

^b RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ericaceae; Fluorescence; Photoinhibition; Photosynthesis; Understorey shrub

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; FLUORESCENCE; FREEZE TOLERANCE; FREEZING; LEAF; MOVEMENT; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHRUB; UNDERSTORY;

ERICACEAE; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM;

EID: 66149176597     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01534.x     Document Type: Article

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