Number 8, June

Tree Physiology 22:507–513 [ Summary ] [ Full Text ]
Age- and size-related trends in woody plant shoot development: regulatory pathways and evidence for genetic control
M. E. Day, M. S. Greenwood and C. Diaz-Sala

Tree Physiology 22:515–535 [ Summary ] [ Full Text ]
Stomatal conductance alone does not explain the decline in foliar photosynthetic rates with increasing tree age and size in Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris
Ülo Niinemets

Tree Physiology 22:537–552 [ Summary ] [ Full Text ]
Comparing the influence of site quality, stand age, fire and climate on aboveground tree production in Siberian Scots pine forests
C. Wirth, E. -D. Schulze, V. Kusznetova, I. Milyukova, G. Hardes, M. Siry, B. Schulze and N. N. Vygodskaya

Tree Physiology 22:553–565 [ Summary ] [ Full Text ]
Hydraulic constraints in the functional scaling of trees
Maurizio Mencuccini

Tree Physiology 22:567–574 [ Summary ] [ Full Text ]
Age-related effects on leaf area/sapwood area relationships, canopy transpiration and carbon gain of Norway spruce stands (Picea abies) in the Fichtelgebirge, Germany
B. Köstner, E. Falge and J. D. Tenhunen

Tree Physiology 22:575–581 [ Summary ] [ Full Text ]
Effects of branch height on leaf gas exchange, branch hydraulic conductance and branch sap flux in open-grown ponderosa pine
Robert M. Hubbard, Barbara J. Bond, Randy S. Senock and Michael G. Ryan

Tree Physiology 22:583–590 [ Summary ] [ Full Text ]
Age effects on Norway spruce (Picea abies) susceptibility to ozone uptake: a novel approach relating stress avoidance to defense
Gerhard Wieser, Karin Tegischer, Michael Tausz, Karl-Heinz Häberle, Thorsten E. E. Grams and Rainer Matyssek

Tree Physiology 22:591–596 [ Summary ] [ Full Text ]
Tree- and needle-age-dependent variations in antioxidants and photoprotective pigments in Norway spruce needles at the alpine timberline
K. Tegischer, M. Tausz, G. Wieser and D. Grill

Tree Physiology 22:597–601 [ Summary ] [ Full Text ]
Reduced photosynthesis in old oak (Quercus robur): the impact of crown and hydraulic architecture
Steffen Rust and Andreas Roloff