Photosynthetic responses to temperature and light of Antarctic and Andean populations of Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae) Respuestas fotosintéticas a la temperatura y a la luz de poblaciones antarticas y andinas de Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae)

Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth, 1831) Bartling (Caryophyllaceae) is characterized by a wide latitudinal distribution, ranging between the tropical high Andes and the Antarctic Peninsula. Although both habitat types are characterized by cold and freezing temperatures, important microclimatic difference...

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Main Authors: ÁNGELA SIERRA-ALMEIDA, M. ANGÉLICA CASANOVA-KATNY, LEÓN A BRAVO, LUIS J CORCUERA, LOHENGRIN A CAVIERES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2007000300007