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Canopy position affects the relationships between leaf respiration and associated traits in a tropical rainforest in Far North Queensland.
Tree physiology - 1 Jun 2014
Weerasinghe Lasantha K, Creek Danielle, Crous Kristine Y, Xiang Shuang, Liddell Michael J, Turnbull Matthew H, Atkin Owen K
Abstract excerpt
We explored the impact of canopy position on leaf respiration (R) and associated traits in tree and shrub species growing in a lowland tropical rainforest in Far North Queensland, Australia. The range of traits quantified included: leaf R in darkness (RD) and in the light (RL; estimated using the Kok method); the temperature (T)-sensitivity of RD; light-saturated photosynthesis (Asat); leaf dry mass per unit area...
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