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Ecological selection pressures for C(4) photosynthesis in the grasses

Grasses using the C(4) photosynthetic pathway dominate grasslands and savannahs of warm regions, and account for half of the species in this ecologically and economically important plant family. The C(4) pathway increases the potential for high rates of photosynthesis, particularly at high irradianc...

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Autores principales: Osborne, Colin P., Freckleton, Robert P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2674487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19324795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1762