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PE EIE[R-Rg RESEARCH ON - HJ Andrews Experimental Forest

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insolation (1 cal cm 2 min-1 ) and generally<br />

control was within ± 1° C . With the recent<br />

installation of aluminum heat sinks on th e<br />

cuvette floor, incorporation of "sensistor "<br />

(Texas Instruments) temperature sensors, an d<br />

additional electronic balancing of the system ,<br />

improvement of this performance is<br />

anticipated .<br />

Representative<br />

<strong>Experimental</strong> Results<br />

Summer data obtained with the prototyp e<br />

system agree with those of other investigators<br />

in suggesting a close relationship betwee n<br />

assimilation, stress, and stomatal behavior. To<br />

illustrate this, results of a single day's run<br />

have been included (fig. 3) .<br />

On August 3 and other clear days sampled ,<br />

light did not appear to limit photosynthesis ;<br />

maximum assimilation rates occurred between<br />

1030 and 1130 hours (PST) ; CO 2 uptake<br />

3<br />

2<br />

EXPT 7I-CR 2<br />

RUN 5 (BRANCH 2 )<br />

8/3/7<br />

37 1<br />

DF<br />

decreased between 1130 and 1230 but wa s<br />

accompanied by continued stress increase an d<br />

only small changes in stomatal aperture ; varying<br />

degrees of afternoon stomatal closure<br />

followed and coincided with further depression<br />

of assimilation and relief of stress .<br />

Acknowledgments<br />

The work reported in this paper was supported<br />

in part by National Science Foundatio n<br />

Grant No . GB-20963 to the Coniferous <strong>Forest</strong><br />

Biome, U .S. Analysis of Ecosystems, International<br />

Biological Program . This is Contribution<br />

No . 44 to the Coniferous <strong>Forest</strong> Biome .<br />

Literature Cited<br />

Bosian, G . 1933 . Transpirations-und Assimilationsbestimmungen<br />

an Pflanzen des Zentralkaiserstuhls<br />

. Z. Bot . 26 : 209-294 .<br />

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° CQ2 ASSIMILATI<strong>ON</strong><br />

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10<br />

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Pstom<br />

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Ps<br />

erg'°~<br />

[atmospheres)<br />

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0. 5<br />

0.5<br />

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3 0<br />

\ Re °2<br />

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CUVETTE TEM<strong>PE</strong>RATURE ('C )<br />

1 , 1 1 1<br />

06<br />

08 10 12 14 1 6<br />

TIME OF DAY<br />

Figure 3 . Representative data obtained during cuvette field trials .<br />

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