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Short note Report of diurnal acid metabolism in two aquatic Australian species of Isoetes
Author(s) -
KEELEY JON E.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1442-9993
pISSN - 0307-692X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1983.tb01608.x
Subject(s) - crassulacean acid metabolism , botany , malic acid , biology , ecology , photosynthesis , biochemistry , citric acid
Previous studies have demonstrated the presence of crassulacean acid metabolism in the North American submerged aquatic Isoetes howellii (Isoetaceae). Diurnal changes in titratable acidity and malic acid levels indicate the presence of this pathway in two Australian species of Isoetes.