Evidence of altitudinal increase in photosynthetic capacity: Gas exchange measurements at ambient and constant CO2 partial pressures

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 505-505

  Bresson, Caroline C ^a   Kowalski, Andrew S ^b,c   Kremer, Antoine ^a   Delzon, Sylvain ^a  

^a UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c Centro Andaluz de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Adaptation; Altitudinal gradient; Partial pressure; Photosynthetic capacity

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMIDITY; MICROCLIMATE; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATE FOREST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

EID: 70449604670     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009027     Document Type: Article

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