Effects of snowmelt on the springtime photosynthesis of the evergreen dwarf shrub Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-130

  Lundell, Robin ^a   Saarinen, Timo ^a   Hänninen, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dwarf shrub; Photoinhibition; Photosynthetic capacity; Snowmelt; Vaccinium vitis idaea; Winter

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITACEAE;

EID: 78649594394     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2010.497195     Document Type: Article

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