Switching the light off: A break in photosynthesis and sap flow of forest trees under total solar eclipse

In mature trees of Picea abies, Fagus sylvatica and Quercus robur, photosynthesis and transpiration were assessed in response to the total solar eclipse that occurred in Central Europe during the late morning hours of August 11, 1999, a day with changing cloudiness. Measurements were conducted at th...

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Main Authors: Karl-Heinz Häberle, Ilja Reiter, Katja Patzner, Christian Heyne, Rainer Matyssek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2001-05-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2001/0010-0201