Photosynthesis of ground vegetation in different aged pine forests: Effect of environmental factors predicted with a process-based model

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-110

  Kulmala, L ^a   Pumpanen, J ^a   Hari, P ^a   Vesala, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Calamagrostis epigejos; Calluna vulgaris; Chamber measurements; CO2 exchange; Deschampsia flexuosa; Epilobium angustifolium; Succession; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROUND COVER; GROWING SEASON; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; STAND DYNAMICS; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

FINLAND;

BRYOPHYTA; CALAMAGROSTIS EPIGEIOS; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; EPILOBIUM; VACCINIUM;

EID: 78651361348     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2010.01228.x     Document Type: Article

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