Leaf photosynthetic rate of tropical ferns is evolutionarily linked to water transport capacity.

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Published in PLoS One on January 09, 2014

Authors

Shi-Bao Zhang1, Mei Sun2, Kun-Fang Cao3, Hong Hu4, Jiao-Lin Zhang3

Author Affiliations

1: Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China ; Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China.
2: Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China ; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
3: Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China.
4: Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

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