Needle δ13C and mobile carbohydrates in Pinus koraiensis in relation to decreased temperature and increased moisture along an elevational gradient in NE China

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 389-399

  Yan, Caifeng ^a,b   Han, Shijie ^a   Zhou, Yumei ^a   Zheng, Xingbo ^a   Yu, Dandan ^a,b   Zheng, Junqiang ^a   Dai, Guanhuan ^a   Li, Mai He ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Nitrogen contents; Non structural carbohydrates; Pine; Soluble sugars; Stable carbon isotope; Starch; Within crown microclimate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CARBON; FORESTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; MOISTURE; NEEDLES; NITROGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; STARCH; SUGARS;

NITROGEN CONTENT; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; PINE; SOLUBLE SUGARS; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES; WITHIN-CROWN MICROCLIMATE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHINA; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; NEEDLES; PHYSIOLOGY; PINUS KORAIENSIS; STARCH; TEMPERATURE;

PINUS KORAIENSIS;

EID: 84875055928     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-012-0784-6     Document Type: Article

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