Photosynthetic response, carbon isotopic composition, survival, and growth of three stock types under water stress enhanced by vegetative competition

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 333-344

  Pinto, Jeremiah R ^a   Marshall, John D ^b   Dumroese, R Kasten ^a   Davis, Anthony S ^b   Cobos, Douglas R ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c Decagon Devices Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; HIGH RATE; MORTALITY RATE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RESPONSE; PINUS PONDEROSA; PONDEROSA PINES; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TYPE SELECTION; UNDER WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER POTENTIAL; WINTER WHEAT;

DROUGHT; ISOTOPES; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; SITE SELECTION; SOIL MOISTURE;

SEED;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MORTALITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REFORESTATION; SEEDLING; SOIL MOISTURE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIFICATION; SURVIVAL; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS; WHEAT;

PINUS PONDEROSA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84856718827     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X11-189     Document Type: Article

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