The importance of slope aspect and stand age on the photosynthetic carbon fixation capacity of forest: A case study with black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) plantations on the Loess Plateau

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 419-429

  Zheng, Yuan ^a   Zhao, Zhong ^a   Zhou, Jing Jing ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a   Liang, Zong Suo ^a,b   Luo, Zhi Bin ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic carbon fixation capacity; Slope aspect; Stand age; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ORTHOPTERA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 79951769360     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-010-0561-3     Document Type: Article

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