Photosynthetic response to dynamic changes of light and air humidity in two moss species from the Tibetan Plateau

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 645-653

  Cui, Xiaoyong ^a,b   Gu, Song ^a   Wu, Jing ^b   Tang, Yanhong ^c  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Carbon gain; Moss; Photosynthetic induction; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CARBON CYCLE; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMIDITY; LIGHT EFFECT; MEADOW; MOSS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; WETLAND;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; DISTICHIUM INCLINATUM; ENCALYPTA ALPINA;

EID: 67349168676     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0535-8     Document Type: Article

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