Growth and photosynthetic performance of five tree seedlings species in response to natural light regimes from the central pacific of Costa Rica;Crecimiento y desempeño fotosintético de cinco plántulas de especies arbóreas en respuesta a regímenes lumínicos naturales del pacífico central de Costa Rica

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1433-1444

  Guzmán Q , J Antonio ^a   Cordero S , Roberto A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Assimilation rate; Biomass allocation; Light curve responses; Native tree species; Phenotypic plasticity; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COSTA RICA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; SUNLIGHT;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOMASS; COSTA RICA; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84885925598     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 22152075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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