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Effects of Radiation and Temperature

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In Chapter 4A on the plant’s energy balance, we discussed traits that reflect radiation or otherwise avoid high radiation loads in high-light environments. Many plants lack these adaptations and absorb potentially damaging levels of radiation.

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  1. The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia

    Hans Lambers

  2. University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, USA

    F. Stuart Chapin III

  3. Utrecht University, The Netherlands

    Thijs L. Pons

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Lambers, H., Chapin, F.S., Pons, T.L. (2008). Effects of Radiation and Temperature. In: Plant Physiological Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78341-3_7

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