Variation in ultrastructure of chloroplasts in needles of silver fir (Abies Alba Mill.) saplings growing under the canopies of diverse tree species

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 821-825

  Kierzkowski, Daniel ^a   Samardakiewicz, Slawomir ^a   Robakowski, Piotr ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Abies alba; Canopy openness; Chloroplast ultrastructure; Karkonosze Mts.; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CANOPY GAP; CHLOROPLAST; CONIFEROUS TREE; LIGHT QUALITY; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SAPLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; STARCH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 39749141611     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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