Photosynthetic benefits of ultraviolet-A to Pimelea ligustrina, a woody shrub of sub-alpine Australia

Oecologia

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 375-385

  Turnbull, Tarryn L ^a   Barlow, Alexandra M ^a   Adams, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a fluorescence; Photosynthetically active radiation spectrum; Ultraviolet radiation; Ultraviolet A induced photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CUTICLE; DAMAGE; ECOSYSTEM; FLUORESCENCE; LEAF; MUTATION; PHENOL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SHRUB; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

AUSTRALIA;

PIMELEA;

CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; AUSTRALIA; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; THYMELAEACEAE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WINTERACEAE;

ASTERACEAE; CHLOROPHYLL; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; THYMELAEACEAE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WINTERACEAE;

EID: 84884817828     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2640-9     Document Type: Article

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