Recovery of photosynthetic capacity in Vaccinium vitis-idaea during mild spells in winter

Plant Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1429-1440

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Freezing temperatures; Global warming; Photosynthesis; Vaccinium vitis idaea; Winter

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN FOREST; FREEZING; FROST; GLOBAL WARMING; OVERWINTERING; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

EID: 79961027519     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-011-9918-y     Document Type: Article

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