Photosynthesis and water use efficiency in twenty tropical tree species of differing succession status in a Brazilian reforestation

Photosynthetica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-356

  Nogueira, A ^a   Martinez, C A ^a   Ferreira, L L ^b   Prado, C H B A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

instantaneous transpiration efficiency; intrinsic water use efficiency; leaf gas exchange; stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ASPIDOSPERMA; CROTON; CYLINDROCARPON;

EID: 7444264651     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000046152.05364.77     Document Type: Article

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