Leaf photosynthetic responses and related nitrogen changes associated with crown reclosure after thinning in a young Chamaecyparis obtusa stand

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 349-357

  Han, Qingmin ^a   Chiba, Yukihiro ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Farquhar model; Hinoki cypress; Light acclimation; Nitrogen redistribution

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIXATION; CROWN HEIGHT; CROWN POSITIONS; FIRST YEAR; FOREST CANOPIES; GROWING SEASON; HINOKI CYPRESS; LEAF NITROGEN; LEAF NITROGEN CONTENT; LIGHT AND NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PER UNIT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX DENSITIES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RESPONSE; QUANTITATIVE RESULT;

CARBOXYLATION; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

NITROGEN;

CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CUPRESSUS;

EID: 77954034988     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-009-0146-4     Document Type: Article

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