Leaf traits of natural populations of Adiantum reniforme var. sinensis, endemic to the Three Gorges region in China

Photosynthetica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 541-546

  Liao, J X ^a   Shi, H W ^b   Jiang, M X ^a   Huang, H D ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b Plant Protection Center   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon content; Construction cost; Endangerment; Energy requirement; Fern; Leaf mass per unit area; Nitrogen content; Photosynthetic capacity

Indexed keywords

ADIANTUM; ADIANTUM RENIFORME; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 36549085092     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-007-0092-3     Document Type: Article

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