Degrees of crassulacean acid metabolism in tropical epiphytic and lithophytic ferns

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 749-757

  Holtum, Joseph A M ^b   Winter, Klaus ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CAM; Crassulacean acid metabolism; Ferns; Lithophyte; Tropical epiphyte

Indexed keywords

CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM; FERN; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

MICROSORIUM PUNCTATUM; PLATYCERIUM VEITCHII; POLYPODIUM CRASSIFOLIUM;

EID: 0033377173     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP99001     Document Type: Article

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