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Thomas Holst

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Ozone stress response of leaf BVOC emission and photosynthesis in mountain birch (Betula pubescens spp. czerepanovii) depends on leaf age

Author

  • Erica Jaakkola
  • Heidi Hellén
  • Stefan Olin
  • Håkan Pleijel
  • Toni Tykkä
  • Thomas Holst

Summary, in English

Impacts of elevated tropospheric ozone on mountain birch leaves reveals higher vulnerability in young leaves compared to old. The leaf recovery after high concentration exposure is affected with lower photosynthetic rate and increased stress-related sesquiterpene emissions.

Department/s

  • Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • LTH Profile Area: Aerosols

Publishing year

2024-02-04

Language

English

Publication/Series

Plant-Environment Interactions

Volume

5

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Other Biological Topics
  • Physical Geography

Keywords

  • Betula
  • oxidative stress
  • Ozone
  • Photosynthesis
  • sub-Arctic
  • Volatile organic compounds

Status

Published

Project

  • Stress-induced BVOC emissions from forests in Sweden

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2575-6265