Light acclimation potential and carry-over effects vary among three evergreen tree species with contrasting patterns of leaf emergence and maturation

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 819-830

  Ishii, Hiroaki ^a   Ohsugi, Yoshihiro ^a   Pearcy, Robert ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

chlorophyll; crown architecture; leaf longevity; nitrogen allocation; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; BUDBURST; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWING SEASON; LEAF; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LONGEVITY; MATURATION; MORTALITY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAPLING; SHOOT GROWTH; UNDERSTORY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CINNAMOMUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OAK; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SUNLIGHT; TEA; TREE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CAMELLIA; CINNAMOMUM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; SUNLIGHT; TREES;

CAMELLIA JAPONICA; CINNAMOMUM JAPONICUM; QUERCUS GLAUCA;

EID: 80052600708     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr079     Document Type: Article

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