Leaf gas exchanges and photosystem efficiency of the holm oak in urban green areas of Florence, Italy

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-319

  Ugolini, F ^a   Bussotti, F ^b   Lanini, G M ^a   Raschi, A ^a   Tani, C ^b   Tognetti, R ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leaf water potential; PSII performance; Urban environment; Urban tree ecophysiology

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; AIR QUALITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GAS EXCHANGE; INFILTRATION; LANDFILL; LIMITING FACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL WATER; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER STRESS;

ITALY;

ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84863783824     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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