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Effects of humidity during diurnal courses on the CO2- and light-saturated rate of net CO2 uptake in the sclerophyllous leaves of Arbutus unedo

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Botanik II, Universität Würzburg, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, D-8700, Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    O. L. Lange & W. Beyschlag

  2. Systems Ecology Research Group, San Diego State University, 92182, San Diego, CA, USA

    J. D. Tenhunen

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Lange, O.L., Tenhunen, J.D. & Beyschlag, W. Effects of humidity during diurnal courses on the CO2- and light-saturated rate of net CO2 uptake in the sclerophyllous leaves of Arbutus unedo . Oecologia 67, 301–304 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00384305

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