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Scaling leaf-level measurements to estimate carbon gain of entire leaf crowns or canopies requires an understanding of the distribution of photosynthetic capacity and corresponding light microenvironments within a crown. We have compared changes in the photosynthetic light response and nitrogen (N) content (per unit leaf area) of  Pinus contorta  Dougl. ssp.  latifolia  Engelm. (lodgepole pine) leaves in relation to their age and light microenvironment. The vertical gradient in integrated daily photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) from the upper to the lower crown of lodgepole pine was similar in magnitude to the horizontal gradient in daily PPFD along shoots from young to old leaves. The relationship between light-saturated net photosynthesis ( A  max ) and daily PPFD was significant for both young and old leaves. However, old leaves had a lower  A  max  than young leaves in a similar daily irradiance regime. For leaves of all ages from throughout the crown,  A  max  was linearly related to the estimated daily net carbon gain that leaves could achieve in their natural PPFD environment (estimated  A  day ) ( r  2  = 0.84,  P  &lt; 0.001,  n  = 39), indicating that estimated  A  day  may be dominated by carbon fixed when leaves are light-saturated and operating at  A  max . Comparison of the PPFD required to achieve  A  max  and the PPFD available to the leaves showed that all of the measured leaves ( n  = 39), regardless of their position in the crown or age, were in light environments that could light-saturate photosynthesis for a similar proportion of the day. For all data pooled, foliar N was weakly correlated with daily PPFD. Analyzing each leaf age class separately showed that foliar N was significantly related to daily PPFD,  A  max , and estimated  A  day  for the youngest leaves but not for middle-aged or old leaves. Therefore, the general theory that foliar N is allocated within a crown according to total daily light availability was supported only for young (1–4 years old) leaves in this study.

Interrelationships among light, photosynthesis and nitrogen in the crown of mature Pinus contorta ssp. latifolia