Presence of understory shrubs constrains carbon gain in sunflecks by advance-regeneration seedlings: Evidence from quercus rubra seedlings growing in understory forest patches with or without evergreen shrubs present

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 735-747

  Nilsen, E T ^a   Lei, T T ^b   Semonesz, S W ^c  

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

^b RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Novozymes Biotech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance regeneration; Deciduous forest; Dynamic photosynthesis; Quercus rubra; Rhododendron maximum; Sunfleck responses; Transient light

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVERGREEN TREE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SHRUB; UNDERSTORY;

ERICACEAE; FAGACEAE; QUERCUS RUBRA; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM;

EID: 70349166768     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599240     Document Type: Article

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