The key factor limiting plant growth in cold and humid alpine areas also plays a dominant role in plant carbon isotope discrimination

The key factor limiting plant growth in cold and humid alpine areas also plays a dominant role in plant carbon isotope discrimination

Many environmental factors affect carbon isotope discrimination in plants, yet the predominant factor influencing this process is generally assumed to be the key growth-limiting factor. However, to our knowledge this hypothesis has not been confirmed. We therefore determined the carbon isotope compo...

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Main Authors: Meng eXu, Guoan eWang, Xiaoliang eLi, Xiaobu eCai, Xiaolin eLi, Peter eChristie, Junling eZhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
temperature
carbon isotope discrimination
water availability
Alpine plants
key growth-limiting factor
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00961/full

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