Photosynthetic temperature adaptation of Pinus cembra within the timberline ecotone of the Central Austrian Alps

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 201-201

  Wieser, Gerhard ^a   Oberhuber, Walter ^b   Walder, Lisa ^b   Spieler, Daniela ^b   Gruber, Andreas ^b  

^a Federal Office and Research Centre for Forests   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cembran pine; Global warming; Net photosynthesis; Temperature; Timberline ecotone

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTITUDE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOTONE; EVERGREEN TREE; GLOBAL WARMING; LEAF AREA; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREELINE;

ALPS; AUSTRIA;

PINUS CEMBRA;

EID: 77951723376     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009094     Document Type: Article

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