Seasonal variability of foliar photosynthetic and morphological traits and drought impacts in a Mediterranean mixed forest

Tree Physiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 501-520

  Sperlich, D ^a,b   Chang, C T ^a,b   Penuelas J ^b,c   Gracia, C ^a,b   Sabate S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CREAF   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

abiotic stress; Arbutus unedo; Jmax; leaf position; leaf traits; Pinus halepensis; Quercus ilex; Quercus pubescens; seasonality; Vc,max

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC FACTOR; BIOSPHERE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOLIAGE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MIXED FOREST; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SENESCENCE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; VULNERABILITY;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; PINUS HALEPENSIS; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENT; ERICACEAE; FOREST; OAK; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SPAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; DROUGHTS; ENVIRONMENT; ERICACEAE; FORESTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; SEASONS; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84930810135     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpv017     Document Type: Article

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