Growth habit and leaf economics determine gas exchange responses to high elevation in an evergreen tree, a deciduous shrub and a herbaceous annual

Elevational changes in temperature and carbon dioxide can be used to predict the likely responses of plants to climate change. However, plant species often exhibit contrasting photosynthetic and morphological responses to altitude. We investigated the photosynthetic responses of plants with different leaf morphologies and growth habits to increased elevation. At high elevations, plants with schlerophyllous leaves that represent a large structural investment are more likely to be positively affected by rising carbon dioxide than species with a lower investment in foliage.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  AoB Plants

• Publication date

  2015-10-03

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/aobpla/plv115PMID 26433706PMCID 4631907
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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