Only sun-lit leaves of the uppermost canopy exceed both air temperature and photosynthetic thermal optima in a wet tropical forest

Miller, Benjamin D.; Carter, Kelsey R.; Reed, Sasha C.; Wood, Tana E.; Cavaleri, Molly A.

doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108347

Only sun-lit leaves of the uppermost canopy exceed both air temperature and photosynthetic thermal optima in a wet tropical forest

Journal Article · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108347· OSTI ID:1776881

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