Optimisation of photosynthetic carbon gain and within-canopy gradients of associated foliar traits for Amazon forest trees

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1833-1859

  Lloyd, J ^a   Patino S ^b   Paiva, R Q ^c,h   Nardoto, G B ^d   Quesada, C A ^a,c,e   Santos, A J B ^c,e   Baker, T R ^a   Brand, W A ^f   Hilke, I ^f   Gielmann, H ^f   Raessler, M ^f   Luizao F J ^c   Martinelli, L A ^d   Mercado, L M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Amazonia   (Colombia)

^c Institito National de Pesquisas Amaz nicas   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^g CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^h Secretoria Municipal de Desenvolvimento e Meio Ammbiente Ma Prefeturia Municipal de Maues ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CARBON ISOTOPE; FOREST CANOPY; IRRADIANCE; LEAF AREA; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFOREST;

EID: 77953258153     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-1833-2010     Document Type: Article

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