Impacts of a spring heat wave on canopy processes in a northern hardwood forest

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 360-371

  Filewod, Ben ^a   Thomas, Sean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amax; Acer saccharum; Forest canopy; Forest carbon sequestration; Heat wave; Ontogenetic effects; Productivity decline; Spring greening

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EXTREME EVENT; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GLOBAL WARMING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM;

ACER; ARTICLE; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; HISTOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON;

ACER; ECOSYSTEM; HOT TEMPERATURE; ONTARIO; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS;

EID: 84891659242     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12354     Document Type: Article

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