Low light acclimation in five temperate broad-leaved tree species of different successional status: The significance of a shade canopy

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 557-570

  Legner, Nicole ^a,c   Fleck, Stefan ^a,b   Leuschner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Intensive Environmental Monitoring   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

A max; Acer pseudoplatanus; Carpinus betulus; Fagus sylvatica; Fraxinus excelsior; J max; Mature trees; Photosynthetic capacity; SLA; Sun shade leaf dichotomy; Tilia cordata; V cmax

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; LIGHT EFFECT; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; SHADING; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATE FOREST;

EID: 84882278779     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-013-0298-4     Document Type: Article

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