Growth response and acclimation of CO2 exchange characteristics to elevated temperatures in tropical tree seedlings

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3817-3828

  Cheesman, Alexander W ^a   Winter, Klaus ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Functional trait; Panama; photosynthesis; respiration; temperature; tropical forest

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLIMATE CHANGE; FUNCTIONAL TRAIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PANAMA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST;

FUNCTIONAL TRAIT; PANAMA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL FOREST;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; PANAMA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84883237962     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert211     Document Type: Article

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