Low moisture availability inhibits the enhancing effect of increased soil temperature on net photosynthesis of white birch (Betula papyrifera) seedlings grown under ambient and elevated carbon dioxide concentrations

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1341-1348

  Ambebe, Titus F ^a   Dang, Qing Lai ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal trees; Chlorophyll fluorescence; CO2 enrichment; Global change; Stomatal and non stomatal limitations

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

BETULA; CARBON DIOXIDE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SEEDLING; SOIL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 74549116405     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp079     Document Type: Article

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