Pigment patterns and photoprotection of anthocyanins in the young leaves of four dominant subtropical forest tree species in two successional stages under contrasting light conditions

Tree Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1092-1104

  Zhu, H ^a,b   Zhang, T J ^a   Zhang, P ^a   Peng, C L ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANSHAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

antioxidant capacity; community succession; dominant species

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CLIMAX; DOMINANCE; JUVENILE; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOPROTECTION; PIGMENT; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ACMENA ACUMINATISSIMA; CASTANOPSIS FISSA; CRYPTOCARYA CONCINNA; SCHIMA SUPERBA;

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT;

CHINA; FOREST; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION RESPONSE; TREE;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHINA; FORESTS; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; TREES;

EID: 84994246937     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpw047     Document Type: Article

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