Leaf structural characteristics are less important than leaf chemical properties in determining the response of leaf mass per area and photosynthesis of Eucalyptus saligna to industrial-age changes in [CO2] and temperature

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5829-5841

  Xu, Cheng Yuan ^a,b,e   Salih, Anya ^c   Ghannoum, Oula ^d   Tissue, David T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; climate change; confocal microscopy; elevated CO2 ; global warming; leaf anatomy; leaf morphology; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; EUCALYPTUS; HISTOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; EUCALYPTUS; KINETICS; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84867496522     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers231     Document Type: Article

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