Variability of water relations and photosynthesis in Eucryphia cordifolia Cav. (Cunoniaceae) over the range of its latitudinal and altitudinal distribution in Chile

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 574-585

  Figueroa, Javier A ^a,b,c   Cabrera, Hernán M ^a   Queirolo, Cristina ^a   Hinojosa, Luis F ^d  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Gas exchange; Photosynthesis; Stomata density; Valdivian forest; Water potential; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

WATER;

EVERGREEN TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF; LIGHT EFFECT; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER RELATIONS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ALTITUDE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHILE; DEMOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALTITUDE; ANGIOSPERMS; CHILE; DEMOGRAPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER;

CUNONIACEAE; EUCRYPHIA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 77951733316     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq016     Document Type: Article

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