Contribution of fern gametophytes to the growth of produced sporophytes on the basis of carbon gain

Ecological Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-69

  Sakamaki, Yoshiaki ^a   Ino, Yoshio ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gametophytes; Matter production; Pteridophytes; Thelypteris palustris (Salisb.) Schott; Young sporophytes

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FERN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION;

THELYPTERIS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0033040375     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.141277.x     Document Type: Article

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