Measuring and simulating crown respiration of Scots pine with increased temperature and carbon dioxide enrichment.

ABSTRACT: Acclimation to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and temperature of respiration by the foliage in the crown of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees is measured and modelled. Starting in 1996, individual 20-year-old trees were enclosed in chambers and exposed to either normal ambient conditions (CON), elevated CO2 concentration (EC), elevated temperature (ET) or a combination of EC and ET (ECT). Respiration of individual leaves within the crown was measured in 2000. To extrapolate the response of respiration of individual leaves to the whole crown, a multi-layer model was developed and used to predict daily and annual crown respiration, in which the crown structure and corresponding microclimate data were used as input. Respiration measurements showed that EC led to higher Q1

SUBMITTER: Wang KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4240391 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature