Effects of clonal integration on photosynthesis of the invasive clonal plant Alternanthera philoxeroides

Photosynthetica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-302

  Liu, J ^a,b   He, W M ^a   Zhang, S M ^a   Liu, F H ^a   Dong, M ^a   Wang, R Q ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alligator weed; Biological invasions; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Clonal plants; Net photosynthetic rate; Nutrient heterogeneity; Photosystem 2; Stomatal conductance; Sub stomatal CO2 concentration; Transpiration rate

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALTERNANTHERA PHILOXEROIDES;

EID: 44649166362     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-008-0054-4     Document Type: Article

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