Gas exchanges of three co-occurring species of Cypripedium in a scrubland in the Hengduan Mountains

Photosynthetica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-247

  Zhang, S B ^a   Hu, H ^a   Xu, K ^a   Li, Z R ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine environment; Apparent quantum efficiency; Carboxylation efficiency; CO2 concentration; Conservation; Leaf nitrogen content; Respiration rate; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

CYPRIPEDIUM; CYPRIPEDIUM FLAVUM; CYPRIPEDIUM GUTTATUM;

EID: 33646493667     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-006-0014-9     Document Type: Article

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