Anatomy and photochemical behaviour of mediterranean cistus incanus winter leaves under natural outdoor and warmer indoor conditions

Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 677-688

  de Micco, Veronica ^a   Arena, Carmen ^a   Vitale, Luca ^b   Aronne, Giovanna ^a   de Santo, Amalia Virzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leaf anatomy; Mediterranean ecosystems; Photochemistry; Photoprotection; Winter warming

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; CHLOROPLAST; CLIMATE CHANGE; DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOPROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; WARMING; WINTER;

CISTUS; CISTUS INCANUS;

EID: 80555138996     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b11-059     Document Type: Article

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