Open AccessOverwintering Leaves of a Forest-floor Fern, Dryopteris crassirhizoma (Dryopteridaceae): a Small Contribution to the Resource Storage and Photosynthetic Carbon Gain
Author(s) -
Takashi Tani,
Gaku Kudo
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mci021
Subject(s) - overwintering , biology , photosynthesis , rhizome , botany , dryopteris , evergreen , fern , photosynthetic capacity , agronomy , horticulture
Dryopteris crassirhizoma is a semi-evergreen fern growing on the floor of deciduous forests. The present study aimed to clarify the photosynthetic and storage functions of overwintering leaves in this species.
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