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THE CLIMATIC CONTROL OF THE ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEDUM ROSEA (L.) SCOP. AND S. TELEPHIUM L.
Author(s) -
WOODWARD F. I.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1975.tb02621.x
Subject(s) - sedum , competition (biology) , range (aeronautics) , altitude (triangle) , biology , botany , ecology , mathematics , materials science , geometry , composite material
SUMMARY It has been demonstrated that the decrease of temperature associated with an increase in altitude of 250 m is sufficient to reverse the outcome of competition between Sedum rosea (L.) Scop, and S. telephium L. ssp. fabaria Syme. Growth analyses of S. rosea and S. telephium in a range of temperature conditions have shown that the change in the outcome of competition is due to the marked increase in growth of 5. telephium and the insensitivity of s. rosea to an increase in temperature over the range recorded in the field.