Comparative ecophysiological measurements on the light responses, water relations and desiccation tolerance of the filmy ferns Hymenophyllum wilsonii Hook. and H. tunbrigense (L.) Smith

Annals of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 717-727

  Proctor, Michael C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Desiccation tolerance; Filmy ferns; Hymenophyllaceae; Hymenophyllum; Light responses; Osmotic potential; P V curves; Pressure volume curves

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DESICCATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; IRRADIANCE; TOLERANCE;

FILICOPHYTA; HYMENOPHYLLACEAE; HYMENOPHYLLUM; HYMENOPHYLLUM TUNBRIGENSE; HYMENOPHYLLUM WILSONII;

CHLOROPHYLL; WATER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESICCATION; ECOLOGY; FERN; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHLOROPHYLL; DESICCATION; ECOLOGY; FERNS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; PLANT LEAVES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER;

EID: 0041886392     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcg077     Document Type: Article

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