Browsing by Subject "Vegetation and climate - South Africa"

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    An investigation of photosynthetic C-fixation in fynbos growth forms and its variation with season and environmental conditions
    (1988) Van der Heyden, Francois; Lewis, O A M
    The seasonal and diurnal patterns of photosynthetic gas exchange and the water relations of seven species of the mediterranean-climate region of South Africa (fynbos) were investigated. The following species, representing the major fynbos elements, were chosen for intensive investigation: Erica plukenetii and Erica hispidula (ericoid element), Thamnochortus lucens and Askidiosperma paniculatum (restioid element), Protea laurifolia and Leucadendron salignum (proteoid element). Metrosideros angustifolia, a shrub of riparian habitats, was also studied.