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SUBMITTER: Chen A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3984078 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Anping A Lichstein Jeremy W JW Osnas Jeanne L D JL Pacala Stephen W SW
PloS one 20140411 4
The ability to down-regulate leaf maximum net photosynthetic capacity (Amax) and dark respiration rate (Rdark) in response to shading is thought to be an important adaptation of trees to the wide range of light environments that they are exposed to across space and time. A simple, general rule that accurately described this down-regulation would improve carbon cycle models and enhance our understanding of how forest successional diversity is maintained. In this paper, we investigated the light r ...[more]