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ERIC Number: EJ372597
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Carbon Assimilation Pathways, Water Relationships and Plant Ecology.
Etherington, John R.
School Science Review, v69 n248 p493-501 Mar 1988
Discusses between-species variation in adaptation of the photosynthetic mechanism to cope with wide fluctuations of environmental water regime. Describes models for water conservation in plants and the role of photorespiration in the evolution of the different pathways. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Botany, College Science, Evolution, Higher Education, Metabolism, Photochemical Reactions, Photosynthesis, Physiology, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Water
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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