Thinning effects on jack pine and black spruce photosynthesis in Eastern boreal forests of Canada

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 595-609

  Goudiaby, Venceslas ^a   Brais, Suzanne ^a   Grenier, Yvon ^a   Berninger, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Light; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Picea mariana; Pinus banksiana; Thinning

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; NEEDLES; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SOIL MOISTURE;

LIGHT COMPENSATION POINT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PICEA MARIANA; PICEA MARIANA (MILL.) BSP; PINUS BANKSIANA; THINNING;

FORESTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIAMETER; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; THINNING; WATER CONTENT;

FORESTRY; LIGHT; MOISTURE; NEEDLES; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; SOIL; THINNING;

CANADA;

EID: 84455163352     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.95     Document Type: Article

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