Light-dependent maintenance of hydraulic function in mangrove branches: Do xylary chloroplasts play a role in embolism repair?

New Phytologist

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-46

  Schmitz, N ^a,b,c   Egerton, J J G ^c   Lovelock, C E ^d   Ball, M C ^c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Branch photosynthesis; Embolism repair; Hydraulic conductivity; Mangrove; Xylary chloroplasts

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLAST; GAS EXCHANGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MANGROVE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLOROPLAST; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; TREE; XYLEM;

AUSTRALIA; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLASTS; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT SHOOTS; TREES; XYLEM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84861481595     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04187.x     Document Type: Article

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