Photosynthetic Pathways

Stable isotopes are commonly used in ecological studies to infer food resources (Ambrose & DeNiro 1986, Bocherens et al. 1990,1991,1994;Yoshinaga et al. 1991) since isotopic composition is conserved during the feeding process. Moreover,for herbivorous (sensu lato) species, it is often possible to identify the main resource because different photosynthetic pathways generate different values of carbon isotope ratios (Park & Epstein 1961, Sternberg et al. 1984). This allows the characterization of broad biota such as savannas or forest and discrimination of grazers from sympatric folivorous species (DeNiro & Epstein 1978).

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Stable Carbon Isotopes in Vernal Pool Aquatics of Differing Photosynthetic Pathways

Stable Isotopes in Ecological Research - Ecological Studies ◽

10.1007/978-1-4612-3498-2_5 ◽

1989 ◽

pp. 76-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

J. E. Keeley

Keyword(s):

Carbon Isotopes ◽

Stable Carbon Isotopes ◽

Vernal Pool ◽

Stable Carbon ◽

Photosynthetic Pathways

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Influence of Nitrogen Source on Carbon Distribution in Plants Exhibiting the C3 and C4 Photosynthetic Pathways

Inorganic Nitrogen in Plants and Microorganisms ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-75812-6_49 ◽

1990 ◽

pp. 329-335 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

O. A. M. Lewis ◽

M. Cramer ◽

T. Van Der Leij

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Source ◽

Carbon Distribution ◽

Photosynthetic Pathways

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The taxonomic position of C3 and C4 Alloteropsis semialata (Poaceae) in southern Africa

Bothalia ◽

10.4102/abc.v14i2.1160 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 205-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

G. E. Gibbs Russell

Keyword(s):

Southern Africa ◽

Leaf Blade ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Taxonomic Position ◽

Grass Species ◽

The Past ◽

Photosynthetic Pathways ◽

Voucher Specimens

Alloteropsis semialata (R. Br.) Hitchc. sensu Chippindall (1955) and Clayton (in press) is the only known grass species in which elements with both non-Kranz and Kranz leaf blade anatomy, and therefore with C3 and C4 photosynthetic pathways are included. In the past, two taxa had been recognized, but the characters used to separate them were found to be unreliable, so they were united. However, study of voucher specimens for anatomical and physiological work has shown that C3 and C4 taxa may be separated on the basis of morphological characters that differ from those considered in the past. Therefore, two taxa are again recognized, this time at the rank of subspecies, and the name Alloteropsis semialata subsp. eckloniana (Nees) Gibbs Russell stat. nov. is published.

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediated salt tolerance by regulating antioxidant enzyme system, photosynthetic pathways and ionic equilibrium in pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Biologia Futura ◽

10.1007/s42977-020-00037-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 71 (3) ◽

pp. 289-300

Author(s):

Manoj Parihar ◽

Amitava Rakshit ◽

Kiran Rana ◽

Gopal Tiwari ◽

Surendra Singh Jatav

Keyword(s):

Salt Tolerance ◽

Pisum Sativum ◽

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽

Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽

Enzyme System ◽

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽

Ionic Equilibrium ◽

Antioxidant Enzyme System ◽

Pisum Sativum L ◽

Photosynthetic Pathways

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Relationships between Foliar Fungal Endophyte Communities and Ecophysiological Traits of CAM and C3 Epiphytic Bromeliads in a Neotropical Rainforest

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d12100378 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 378 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Peter H. Tellez ◽

Carrie L. Woods ◽

Stephen Formel ◽

Sunshine A. Van Bael

Keyword(s):

Fungal Endophytes ◽

Leaf Traits ◽

Fungal Endophyte ◽

Leaf Water Content ◽

Leaf Toughness ◽

Vascular Epiphytes ◽

Ecophysiological Traits ◽

Photosynthetic Pathways ◽

Relative Abundances ◽

Epiphytic Bromeliads

Vascular epiphytes contribute up to 35% of the plant diversity and foliar biomass of flowering plants. The family Bromeliaceae is a monophyletic group of plants native to the Neotropics. Epiphytic bromeliads form associations with distinct groups of organisms but their relationship with foliar fungal endophytes remain underexplored. In this study we examined the relationship of foliar fungal endophytes to host photosynthetic pathways and associated ecophysiological traits. We sampled the fungal endophyte communities of 67 host individuals in six epiphytic bromeliad species differing in C3 and crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthetic pathways. We tested whether endophyte assemblages were associated with ecophysiological leaf traits related to host photosynthetic pathways. Our results indicate that (1) C3 and CAM bromeliads host dissimilar endophyte assemblages, (2) endophyte communities in C3 bromeliads are characterized by variable relative abundances of fungal orders; conversely, CAM associated endophyte communities were characterized by consistent relative abundances of fungal orders, and (3) endophyte communities in bromeliads are distributed along a continuum of leaf toughness and leaf water content. Taken together, our study suggests that host physiology and associated ecophysiological traits of epiphytic bromeliads may represent biotic filters for communities of fungal endophytes in the tropics.

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