Changes in chloroplast ultrastructure in some high-alpine plants: Adaptation to metabolic demands and climate?

Protoplasma

Volumn 231, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 183-192

  Lutz C ^a   Engel, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Europe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Arctic; High mountains; Photorespiration; Protrusion; Stromule

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; CHLOROPLASTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS;

CERASTIUM UNIFLORUM; GEUM; GEUM MONTANUM; GEUM REPTANS; OXYRIA DIGYNA; POA; POA ALPINA VAR. VIVIPARA; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS GLACIALIS;

EID: 33847731370     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-007-0249-8     Document Type: Article

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