Stomatal and non-stomatal limitations on leaf carbon assimilation in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seedlings under natural conditions;Limitaciones estomáticas y no-estomáticas en la asimilación foliar de carbono en brinzales de haya (Fagus sylvatica L.) bajo condiciones naturales

Forest Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 405-417

  Aranda, I ^a   Rodriguez Calcerrada, J ^b,c   Robson, T M ^d   Cano, F J ^c   Alte, L ^a   Sanchez Gomez, D ^c  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diffusion limitations; Drought; Mesophyll conductance; Photosynthesis; Regeneration; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 84870355785     PISSN: 21715068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/fs/2012213-02348     Document Type: Article

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