Photosynthetic responses of three codominant species from the north-western Sonoran Desert - A C3 deciduous sub-shrub, a C4 deciduous bunchgrass, and a CAM evergreen leaf succulent

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 787-796

  Nobel, Park S ^a   Zhang, Hehui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031415151     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP96127     Document Type: Article

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