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Seasonal time-course of gradients of photosynthetic capacity and mesophyll conductance to CO2 across a beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) canopy

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Leaf photosynthesis is known to acclimate to the actual irradiance received by the different layers of a canopy. This acclimation is usually described in terms of changes in leaf structure, and in photosynthetic capacity. Photosynthetic capacity is likely to be affected by mesophyll conductance to CO2 which has seldom been assessed in tree species, and whose plasticity in response to local irradiance is still poorly known. Structural [N and chlorophyll content, leaf mass to area ratio (LMA)] and functional leaf traits [maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax), maximum light-driven electron flux (Jmax), and mesophyll conductance (gi)] were assessed by measuring leaf response curves of net CO2 assimilation versus intercellular CO2 partial pressure, along a vertical profile across a beech canopy, and by fitting a version of the Farquhar model including gi. The measurements were repeated five times during a growth season to catch potential seasonal variation. Irradiance gradients resulted in large decreasing gradients of LMA, gi, Vcmax, and Jmax. Relative allocation of leaf N to the different photosynthetic processes was only slightly affected by local irradiance. Seasonal changes after leaf expansion and before induction of leaf senescence were only minor. Structural equation modelling confirmed that LMA was the main dri
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hal-00489658 , version 1 (07-06-2010)

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Pierre Montpied, André A. Granier, Erwin E. Dreyer. Seasonal time-course of gradients of photosynthetic capacity and mesophyll conductance to CO2 across a beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) canopy. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2009, 60 (8), pp.2407-2418. ⟨hal-00489658⟩

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