The Consequences of Sunflecks for Photosynthesis
359
Oberbauer SF, Clark DB, Clark DA, Quesada MA (1988) Crown light environments of
saplings of two species of rain forest emergent trees. Oecologia 75: 207-212
Oker-Blom P (1984) Penumbral effects of within-plant shading on radiation distribution
and leaf photosynthesis: a Monte-Carlo simulation. Photosynthetic a 18: 522-528
Pearcy RW (1983) The light environment and growth of C3 and C4 tree species in the
understory of a Hawaiian forest. Oecologia 58: 19-25
Pearcy RW (1987) Photosynthetic gas exchange responses of Australian tropical forest
trees in canopy, gap and understory micro-environments. Funct Ecol 1: 169-178
Pearcy RW (1990) Sunflecks and photosynthesis in plant canopies. Annu Rev Plant
Physiol Plant Mol Bioi 41: 421-453
Pearcy RW, Calkin H (1983) Carbon dioxide exchange of C3 and C4 tree species in the
understory of a Hawaiian forest. Oecologia 58: 26-32
Pearcy RW, Pfitsch W A (1991) Influence of sunflecks on the Ii!3C of Adenocaulon bicolor
plants occurring in contrasting forest understory microsites. Oecologia 86: 457-462
Pearcy RW, Osteryoung K, Calkin HW (1985) Photosynthetic responses to dynamic light
environments by Hawaiian trees. The time course of CO2 uptake and carbon gain
during sunflecks. Plant Physiol 79: 896-902
Pearcy RW, Sims DA (1993) Photosynthetic acclimation to changing light environments:
scaling from the leaf to the whole plant. In: Caldwell MM, Pearcy RW (eds) Exploitation of environmental heterogeneity by plants: ecophysiological processes above and
below ground. Academic Press, San Diego (in press)
Pfitsch WA, Pearcy RW (1989a) Daily carbon gain by Adenocaulon bicolor, a redwood
forest understory herb, in relation to its light environment. Oecologia 80: 465-470
Pfitsch WA, Pearcy RW (1989b) Steady-state and dynamic photosynthetic response of
Adenocaulon bicolor in its redwood forest habitat. Oecologia 80: 471-476
Pfitsch WA, Pearcy RW (1992) Growth and reproductive allocation of Adenocaulon
bicolor following experimental removal of sunflecks. Ecology 73: 2109-2117
Roden lS, Pearcy RW (1993) Effect of leaf flutter on the light environment of poplars.
Oecologia 93: 201- 207
Sassenrath-Cole GF, Pearcy RW (1992) The role of ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate regeneration in the induction requirement of photosynthetic CO2 exchange under transient light
conditions. Plant Physiol 99: 227-234
Schleser GH, layasekera R (1985) k J3 C variation of leaves in forest as an indicator of
reassimilated CO2 from soil. Oecologia 65: 536-542
Schulze E-D (1972) Die Wirkung von Licht und Temperatur auf den COz-Gaswechel
verschiedener Lebensformen aus der Krautschicht eines montanen Buchenwaldes.
Oecologia 9: 223-234
Seemann lR, Kirschbaum MUF, Sharkey TD, Pearcy RW (1988) Regulation of ribulose
1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase activity in Alocasia macrorrhiza in response to step
changes in irradiance. Plant Physiol 88: 148-152
Sternberg LSL, Mulkey SS, Wright Sl (1989) Ecological interpretation of leaf carbon
isotope ratios: influence of respired carbon dioxide. Ecology 70: 1317-1324
Tinoco-Ojanguren C, Pearcy RW (1992) Dynamic stomatal behavior and its role in
carbon gain during lightflecks of a gap phase and an understory Piper species acclimated to high and low light. Oecologia 92: 222-228
Weber lA, lurik TW, Tenhumen lD, Gates DM (1985) Analysis of gas exchange in
seedlings of Acer saccharum: integration of field and laboratory studies. Oecologia 65:
338-347
Woodrow IE, Mott KA (1989) Rate limitation of non-steady-state photosynthesis by
ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in spinach. Aust 1 Plant Physiol16: 487-500
359
Oberbauer SF, Clark DB, Clark DA, Quesada MA (1988) Crown light environments of
saplings of two species of rain forest emergent trees. Oecologia 75: 207-212
Oker-Blom P (1984) Penumbral effects of within-plant shading on radiation distribution
and leaf photosynthesis: a Monte-Carlo simulation. Photosynthetic a 18: 522-528
Pearcy RW (1983) The light environment and growth of C3 and C4 tree species in the
understory of a Hawaiian forest. Oecologia 58: 19-25
Pearcy RW (1987) Photosynthetic gas exchange responses of Australian tropical forest
trees in canopy, gap and understory micro-environments. Funct Ecol 1: 169-178
Pearcy RW (1990) Sunflecks and photosynthesis in plant canopies. Annu Rev Plant
Physiol Plant Mol Bioi 41: 421-453
Pearcy RW, Calkin H (1983) Carbon dioxide exchange of C3 and C4 tree species in the
understory of a Hawaiian forest. Oecologia 58: 26-32
Pearcy RW, Pfitsch W A (1991) Influence of sunflecks on the Ii!3C of Adenocaulon bicolor
plants occurring in contrasting forest understory microsites. Oecologia 86: 457-462
Pearcy RW, Osteryoung K, Calkin HW (1985) Photosynthetic responses to dynamic light
environments by Hawaiian trees. The time course of CO2 uptake and carbon gain
during sunflecks. Plant Physiol 79: 896-902
Pearcy RW, Sims DA (1993) Photosynthetic acclimation to changing light environments:
scaling from the leaf to the whole plant. In: Caldwell MM, Pearcy RW (eds) Exploitation of environmental heterogeneity by plants: ecophysiological processes above and
below ground. Academic Press, San Diego (in press)
Pfitsch WA, Pearcy RW (1989a) Daily carbon gain by Adenocaulon bicolor, a redwood
forest understory herb, in relation to its light environment. Oecologia 80: 465-470
Pfitsch WA, Pearcy RW (1989b) Steady-state and dynamic photosynthetic response of
Adenocaulon bicolor in its redwood forest habitat. Oecologia 80: 471-476
Pfitsch WA, Pearcy RW (1992) Growth and reproductive allocation of Adenocaulon
bicolor following experimental removal of sunflecks. Ecology 73: 2109-2117
Roden lS, Pearcy RW (1993) Effect of leaf flutter on the light environment of poplars.
Oecologia 93: 201- 207
Sassenrath-Cole GF, Pearcy RW (1992) The role of ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate regeneration in the induction requirement of photosynthetic CO2 exchange under transient light
conditions. Plant Physiol 99: 227-234
Schleser GH, layasekera R (1985) k J3 C variation of leaves in forest as an indicator of
reassimilated CO2 from soil. Oecologia 65: 536-542
Schulze E-D (1972) Die Wirkung von Licht und Temperatur auf den COz-Gaswechel
verschiedener Lebensformen aus der Krautschicht eines montanen Buchenwaldes.
Oecologia 9: 223-234
Seemann lR, Kirschbaum MUF, Sharkey TD, Pearcy RW (1988) Regulation of ribulose
1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase activity in Alocasia macrorrhiza in response to step
changes in irradiance. Plant Physiol 88: 148-152
Sternberg LSL, Mulkey SS, Wright Sl (1989) Ecological interpretation of leaf carbon
isotope ratios: influence of respired carbon dioxide. Ecology 70: 1317-1324
Tinoco-Ojanguren C, Pearcy RW (1992) Dynamic stomatal behavior and its role in
carbon gain during lightflecks of a gap phase and an understory Piper species acclimated to high and low light. Oecologia 92: 222-228
Weber lA, lurik TW, Tenhumen lD, Gates DM (1985) Analysis of gas exchange in
seedlings of Acer saccharum: integration of field and laboratory studies. Oecologia 65:
338-347
Woodrow IE, Mott KA (1989) Rate limitation of non-steady-state photosynthesis by
ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in spinach. Aust 1 Plant Physiol16: 487-500