Cell-level anatomical characteristics explain high mesophyll conductance and photosynthetic capacity in sclerophyllous Mediterranean oaks

New Phytologist

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 585-596

  Peguero Pina, José Javier ^a,b   Sisó, Sergio ^a   Flexas, Jaume ^c   Galmés, Jeroni ^c   García Nogales, Ana ^d   Niinemets, Ülo ^e   Sancho Knapik, Domingo ^a,b   Saz, Miguel Ángel ^b   Gil Pelegrín, Eustaquio ^a,b  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^e ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

anatomical adaptations; leaf mass per area (LMA); Mediterranean type climate; mesophyll conductance (gm); photosynthesis; Quercus; sclerophylly

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; CHLOROPLAST; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF AREA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIMITING FACTOR; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA;

QUERCUS;

CLIMATE; CYTOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; MESOPHYLL CELL; OAK; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STOMA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MESOPHYLL CELLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT STOMATA; QUERCUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85008462620     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14406     Document Type: Article

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