Leaf hydraulic architecture and water relations of three ferns from contrasting light habitats

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 566-574

  Lo Gullo, Maria A ^a   Raimondo, Fabio ^a   Crisafulli, Alessandro ^a   Salleo, Sebastiano ^b   Nardini, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Gas exchange; Rachis; Shade; Sun; Vein density

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GAS EXCHANGE; HYDRAULIC ARCHITECTURE; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCES; KEY COMPONENT; LEAF CONDUCTANCES; LEAF WATER POTENTIAL; OSMOTIC POTENTIAL; RADIAL PERMEABILITY; VASCULAR BUNDLE; WATER POTENTIAL; WATER RELATIONS; WATER VAPOUR;

PLANTS (BOTANY); STREAM FLOW; SUN;

HYDRAULICS;

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; FERN; GAS EXCHANGE; HYDRAULICS; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT EFFECT; MICROCLIMATE; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SHADE TOLERANCE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER VAPOR; XYLEM;

DRYOPTERIS; DRYOPTERIS AFFINIS; FILICOPHYTA; POLYSTICHUM; POLYSTICHUM SETIFERUM; PTERIDOPHYTA; WOODWARDIA RADICANS;

EID: 77952935885     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP09303     Document Type: Article

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