C and N stable isotope signatures reveal constraints to nutritional modes in orchids from the Mediterranean and Macaronesia

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 903-912

  Liebel, Heiko T ^a   Bidartondo, Martin I ^b   Preiss, Katja ^a   Segreto, Rossana ^c   Stöckel, Marcus ^a   Rodda, Michele ^c   Gebauer, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Macaronesia; Mediterranean; Mycoheterotrophy; Mycorrhiza; Neottieae; Orchidaceae; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROTROPHY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

MACARONESIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

FUNGI; NEOTTIEAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 77953521551     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900354     Document Type: Article

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