... Planters’ Notes 34 , 33 -39 Macdonald SE, Lieffers VJ (1990) Photosynthesis, water relations, and foliar nitrogen of Picea mariana and Larix laricina from drained and undrained peatlands Can J For ... respect to water flux, and the resulting negative effects seedling water relations and photosynthesis, we undertook a controlled environment study using containerized black spruce (Picea mariana ... objectives were ) to determine if on increased canopy size led to an increase in the susceptibility of the seedlings to water stress; and 2) to determine the relative importance of soil and atmospheric...