Photosynthesis in perennial mixotrophic Epipactis spp. (Orchidaceae) contributes more to shoot and fruit biomass than to hypogeous survival

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1183-1194

  Gonneau, Cédric ^a,b,c   Jersáková, Jana ^d   de Tredern, Eloïse ^a   Till Bottraud, Irène ^e,f   Saarinen, Kimmo ^g   Sauve, Mathieu ^a   Roy, Mélanie ^h   Hájek, Tomáš ^d   Selosse, Marc André ^a,i  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE SOLS ET ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g Etela karjalan Allergia ja Ymparistoinstituutti   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

ⁱ MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Albino plants; Dormancy; Mycoheterotrophy; Mycorrhizas; N content; Photosynthesis in the shade; Plant soil (below ground) interactions; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FUNGUS; HETEROTROPHY; MIXOTROPHY; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOT COLONIZATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURVIVAL;

EPIPACTIS; FUNGI; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 84906047325     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12274     Document Type: Article

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