Evolutionary and ecophysiological significance of sugar utilization by the peat moss Sphagnum compactum (Sphagnaceae) and the common charophycean associates cylindrocystis brebissonii and Mougeotia sp. (zygnemataceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1485-1491

  Graham, Linda E ^a   Kim, Eunsoo ^b   Arancibia Avila, Patricia ^c   Graham, James M ^a   Wilcox, Lee W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Charophycean algae; Cylindrocystis; Fructose; Glucose; Mixotrophy; Mougeotia; Peat moss; Sphagnaceae; Sphagnum; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECT; MIXOTROPHY; MOSS; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUGAR;

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CHARALES; CHAROPHYCEAE; CYLINDROCYSTIS; CYLINDROCYSTIS BREBISSONII; MOUGEOTIA; SPHAGNACEAE; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM COMPACTUM; ZYGNEMATACEAE; ZYGNEMATALES;

EID: 78049292833     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900341     Document Type: Article

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