Convergence of leaf display and photosynthetic characteristics of understory Abies amabilis and Tsuga heterophylla in an old-growth forest in southwestern Washington State, USA

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 989-998

  Ishii, Hiroaki ^a   Yoshimura, Ken Ichi ^a   Mori, Akira ^b,c  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon economy; Photosynthesis; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOLIAGE; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ABIES; ABIES AMABILIS; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

NITROGEN;

ABIES; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME; TREE; TSUGA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; BIOMASS; LIGHT; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; TIME FACTORS; TREES; TSUGA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 70349786190     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp040     Document Type: Article

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