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Carbon and Nitrogen Economy of Diplacus aurantiacus, a Californian Mediterranean-Climate Drought-Deciduous Shrub

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Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 43))

Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests a fairly direct link between leaf nitrogen content and photosynthetic rate per unit leaf mass (Takeda 1961; Natr 1972; Yoshida and Coronel 1976; Brown 1978; Mooney et al. 1978). In addition to specific relationships obtained on individual species (as cited above), Winner (1980) has observed an overall correlation of 0.64 (P < 0.001) between nitrogen content and photosynthetic rate among nine different chaparral species in which the measurements of photosynthesis were not controlled for leaf age or stomatal conductance.

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  1. Department of Environment Affairs and Fisheries, South African Forestry Research Institute, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa

    Frederick J. Kruger

  2. Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

    Derek T. Mitchell

  3. Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

    Jennifer U. M. Jarvis

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Gulmon, S.L. (1983). Carbon and Nitrogen Economy of Diplacus aurantiacus, a Californian Mediterranean-Climate Drought-Deciduous Shrub. In: Kruger, F.J., Mitchell, D.T., Jarvis, J.U.M. (eds) Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 43. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68935-2_9

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