Photosynthesis in Bryophytes and Early Land Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hanson, David T. (Editor), Rice, Steven K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, Including Bioenergy and Related Processes, 37
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Paleontology.; Ecology.; Plant ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Ecology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Terrestial Ecology.

Bryophytes, which are important constituents of ecosystems globally and often dominate carbon and water dynamics at high latitudes and elevations, were also among the pioneers of terrestrial photosynthesis.  Consequently, in addition to their present day ecological value, modern representatives of t...