Photosynthesis (Net CO2 Exchange Rate) References
Fagus sylvatica L. [European Beech]


Beerling, D.J., Heath, J., Woodward, F.I. and Mansfield, T.A. 1996. Drought-CO2 interactions in trees: observations and mechanisms. New Phytologist 134: 235-242.

Dyckmans, J., Flessa, H., Polle, A. and Beese, F. 2000. The effect of elevated [CO2] on uptake and allocation of 13C and 15N in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) during leafing. Plant Biology 2: 113-120.

Egli, P., Maurer, S., Gunthardt-Goerg, M.S. and Korner, C. 1998. Effects of elevated CO2 and soil quality on leaf gas exchange and aboveground growth in beech-spruce model ecosystems. New Phytologist 140: 185-196.

Heath, J. 1998. Stomata of trees growing in CO2-enriched air show reduced sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit and drought. Plant, Cell and Environment 21: 1077-1088.

Heath, J., Ayres, E., Possell, M., Bardgett, R.D., Black, H.I.J., Grant, H., Ineson, P. and Kerstiens, G. 2005. Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces sequestration of root-derived soil carbon. Science 309: 1711-1713

Heath, J. and Kerstiens, G. 1997. Effects of elevated CO2 on leaf gas exchange in beech and oak at two levels of nutrient supply: consequences for sensitivity to drought in beech. Plant, Cell and Environment 20: 57-67.

Kosvancova, M., Urban, O., Sprtova, M., Hrstka, M., Kalina, J., Tomaskova, I., Spunda, V. and Marek, M.V. 2009. Photosynthetic induction in broadleaved Fagus sylvatica and coniferous Picea abies cultivated under ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations. Plant Science 177: 123-130.

Maurer, S., Egli, P., Spinnler, D. and Korner, C. 1999. Carbon and water fluxes in beech-spruce model ecosystems in response to long-term exposure to atmospheric CO2 enrichment and increased nitrogen deposition. Functional Ecology 13: 748-755.

Taylor, G. and Dobson, M.C. 1989. Photosynthetic characteristics, stomatal responses and water relations of Fagus sylvatica: Impact of air quality at a site in southern Britain. New Phytologist 113: 265-273.


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