Weak vertical canopy gradients of photosynthetic capacities and stomatal responses in a fertile Norway spruce stand

Oecologia

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1179-1189

  Tarvainen, Lasse ^a,b   Wallin, Göran ^a   Räntfors, Mats ^a   Uddling, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon assimilation; Conifer; Nitrogen allocation; Optimality; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CANOPY; CONIFEROUS TREE; ELECTRON; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER USE;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STOMA; SPRUCE; SWEDEN;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIGHT; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PICEA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STOMATA; SWEDEN; WATER;

EID: 84888390403     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2703-y     Document Type: Article

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