Carbon and hydrogen isotope ratios of bryophytes from arid and humid regions

✍ Scribed by Philip W. Rundel; W. Stichler; Richard H. Zander; H. Ziegler

• Book ID: 104732484
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 383 KB
• Volume: 44
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0029-8549
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00346404

✦ Synopsis

Measurements of carbon isotope ratios of nine taxa of arid zone mosses from North America and 24 taxa of European bryophytes show consistent values indicative of C metabolism. Other morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics provide the mechanism of adaptation to environmental stresses of heat and extended desiccation in these plants. Analyses of D content indicate that values become less negative with increasing aridity of the habitat.