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Aspen growth recovery after defoliation was associated with slightly enhanced mean photosynthesis.
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e0“Growth recovery following defoliation was associated with increased allocation to leaf mass in maple and a slight enhancement of mean photosynthesis in aspen”
Title
Responses of deciduous broadleaf trees to defoliation in a CO2 enriched atmosphere
J. C. Volin; E. L. Kruger; R. L. Lindroth Tree Physiology 2002. doi:10.1093/treephys/22.7.435
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- Intervention effect Defoliation did not significantly affect final sugar maple seedling biomass.
- Intervention effect Defoliation did not significantly affect final trembling aspen seedling biomass.
- Association Maple growth recovery after defoliation was associated with increased allocation to leaf mass.
- Intervention effect Elevated CO2 did not significantly affect aspen growth.
- Intervention effect Elevated CO2 stimulated maple growth significantly only at mid-season.
- Mechanism Reduced photosynthetic capacity constrained simulated whole-tree photosynthetic responses to elevated CO2 in maple.
- Mechanism Reduced specific leaf area partly offset simulated whole-tree photosynthetic responses to elevated CO2 in aspen.
- Mechanism Reduced biomass allocation to foliage partly offset simulated whole-tree photosynthetic responses to elevated CO2 in aspen.
- Association Only a few measured traits showed a significant CO2-by-defoliation interaction.
- Observation The data do not support substantial alteration of tree responses to folivory by CO2 enrichment.
- Observation Regeneration-stage growth rates of some temperate trees may respond only moderately to near-doubled atmospheric CO2.