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A comparison of in situ leaf photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence at the top canopies in rainforest mature trees

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Title A comparison of in situ leaf photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence at the top canopies in rainforest mature trees
 
Creator Ishida, A.
Toma, T.
Marjenah
 
Subject dipterocarpaceae
canopy
rain forests
nitrogen
 
Description Tropical tree species are divided into two principal groups, climax (or shade-tolerant) and pioneer (or light demanding) tree species. The top canopy leaves of mature trees are exposed to high solar radiation, regardless of whether they are climax or pioneer trees. This article compares leaf physiology and morphology at the top canopies of a climax Dipterocarpus corunutus tree and a pioneer Macaranga gigantea tree in a rainforest, East Kalimantan. Their data indicate low light-use capacity and high susceptibility for excess light energy of photosystem II in D. cornutus. The leaf properties were different between the mature climax and pioneer trees, even if their leaves grew under similar light environments at the top canopies.
 
Date 2005
2012-06-04T09:09:07Z
2012-06-04T09:09:07Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ishida, A., Toma, T., Marjenah. 2005. A comparison of in situ leaf photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence at the top canopies in rainforest mature trees . Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 39 (1) :57-67. ISSN: 0021-3551.
0021-3551
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19104
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/1669
 
Language en
 
Source Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly