Canopy CO2 exchange of two neotropical tree species exhibiting constitutive and facultative CAM photosynthesis, Clusia rosea and Clusia cylindrica

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3167-3177

  Winter, Klaus ^a   Garcia, Milton ^a   Holtum, Joseph A M ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clusia cylindrica; Clusia rosea; CO2 exchange; Constitutive CAM; Crassulacean acid metabolism; Facultative CAM; Photosynthetic pathway; Tree canopy; Whole plant physiology

Indexed keywords

CLUSIA CYLINDRICA; CLUSIA PRATENSIS; CLUSIA ROSEA; CRASSULACEAE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLUSIA; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TREE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLUSIA; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TREES;

EID: 70349103871     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp149     Document Type: Article

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