The occurrence of crassulacean acid metabolism among vascular epiphytes from Central Panama

New Phytologist

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-229

  Zotz, G ^a   Ziegler, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Inst fur Bot Mikrobiol der T   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; Crassulacean acid metabolism; Epiphytes; Panama; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

BROMELIACEAE; CACTACEAE; CRASSULACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 0031432370     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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