The influence of water content and leaf anatomy on carbon isotope discrimination and photosynthesis in Sphagnum

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 118-124

  Rice, S K ^a,b   Giles, L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide uptake; Carbon isotope discrimination; Peatmoss; Photosynthesis; Sphagnum affine; Sphagnum magellanicum

Indexed keywords

SPHAGNUM SPP.;

EID: 0030039753     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00233.x     Document Type: Article

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