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A comparison of rates of aboveground growth and carbon dioxide assimilation by aspen on sites of high and low quality
Title | A comparison of rates of aboveground growth and carbon dioxide assimilation by aspen on sites of high and low quality |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1986 |
Authors | Briggs GM, Gates DM, Jurik TW |
Journal | Tree Physiology |
Volume | 2 |
Pagination | 29-34 |
Keywords | PRODUCTION |
Abstract | Net assimilation rates of 10-year-old naturally regenerated bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata Michx.) at two sites in northern Michigan, USA, were compared to test the hypothesis that site-related differences in aboveground production depends solely on differences in rates of CO2 assimilation. On a leaf weight basis, aboveground production on the better site was over twice that on the poorer site, whereas maximum CO2 assimilation rates on the better site were only 48% higher, leading to a rejection of the hypothesis. Soil respiration rates on the two sites were comparable, suggesting that the difference between sites in aboveground production can be attributed in part to a difference in the proportion of total assimilate allocated belowground. |