Responses of photosynthesis to irradiance in bryophytes of the Azores laurel forest

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-105

  Gabriel, Rosalina ^a   Bates, Jeffrey W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azores; Bryophytes; Compensation point; Laurel forest; Photoinhibition; Photosynthesis illumination curves

Indexed keywords

ANDOA BERTHELOTIANA; BAZZANIA; BAZZANIA AZORICA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; ECHINODIUM; ECHINODIUM PROLIXUM; FISSIDENS; FISSIDENS SERRULATUS; FRULLANIA; FRULLANIA TAMARISCI; LEPIDOZIA; LEPIDOZIA CUPRESSINA; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; MYURIUM HOCHSTETTERI; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0038083313     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037366803235001760     Document Type: Article

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