Photosynthetic characteristics of spring ephemerals in the desert ecosystem of Dzungaria Basin, northwest China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 501-510

  Yuan, Sufen ^a   Tang, Haiping ^a   Yan, Yuchun ^a,b,c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c Hulunber Grassland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station   (China)

Author keywords

Dzungaria Basin; Photosynthesis Transpiration; Spring ephemerals

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DESERT ECOSYSTEM; DIURNAL CHANGES; DIURNAL FLUCTUATIONS; DIURNAL PATTERN; DIURNAL VARIATION; DZUNGARIA BASIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GAS EXCHANGE; HIGHER PLANTS; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; LEAF LEVEL; MAXIMUM VALUES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NET PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; NORTHWEST CHINA; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; PHOTOSYNTHETIC CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; STOMATAL LIMITATIONS; TRANSPIRATION RATES; UNIMODAL; WATER-USE EFFICIENCY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DESERT; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAS EXCHANGE; GRASS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPRING (SEASON); STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA; JUNGGAR BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ARNEBIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EREMOPYRUM ORIENTALE; MALCOLMIA;

EID: 77955134103     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0047-z     Document Type: Article

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