Irradiance governs exploitation of fungi: Fine-tuning of carbon gain by two partially myco-heterotrophic orchids

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1686, 2010, Pages 1333-1336

  Preiss, Katja ^a   Adam, Iris K U ^a   Gebauer, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon gain; Irradiance; Mycorrhiza; Orchidaceae; Partial myco heterotrophy; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; FUNGUS; HETEROTROPHY; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; MONOCOTYLEDON; MYCORRHIZA; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CEPHALANTHERA; FUNGI; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 77952256599     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1966     Document Type: Article

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