Ecophysiology and plant size in a tropical epiphytic fern, Asplenium nidus, in Taiwan

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-72

  Martin, Craig E ^a   Lin, Teng Chiu ^b   Hsu, Chia Chun ^c   Lin, Shin Hwei ^d   Lin, Kuo Chuan ^c   Hsia, Yue Joe ^e   Chiou, Wen Liang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^c TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; Elemental nutrients; Epiphytes; Gas exchange; Morphology; Photosynthesis; Plant size; Taiwan; Water relations

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EPIPHYTE; FERN; LEAF; SIZE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

ASPLENIUM; ASPLENIUM NIDUS; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 2142729820     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380982     Document Type: Article

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