The C4 photosynthetic pathway and life forms in grassland species from North China

Title:

The C4 photosynthetic pathway and life forms in grassland species from North China

Creator:

Wang, R. Z.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:3e4e81b1-8258-45e7-ae4f-7bef26bc98d3
uuid:3e4e81b1-8258-45e7-ae4f-7bef26bc98d3
issn:0300-3604
doi:10.1023/A:1020162728473

Subject:

C4 species

Type:

model:article and TEXT

Format:

bez média and svazek

Description:

C4 photosynthetic pathway and life form were determined for 159 species in 71 genera and 13 families in the grassland of North China. 45 % of the C4 species were found in Graminae, 19 % in each of Cyperaceae and Chenopodiaceae. More than 51 % of these C4 species were in therophyta and 36 % hemicryptophyta, while fewer species were in nanophanerophyta (9 %) or geophyta (5 %). The numbers of C4 species and their life forms were closely related with grassland deterioration and succession in North China. This indicated that the C4 species had greater capacity to tolerate environmental stress (e.g. drought and salinity) caused by animal grazing and cultivation.

Language:

Multiple languages

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

97-102

Source:

Photosynthetica | 2002 Volume:40 | Number:1

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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