Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1979 Jan;44(3):327-334.
doi: 10.1007/BF00545236.

C4 photosynthesis in the vegetation of Aldabra Atoll

R J Hnatiuk  1
Affiliations

C4 photosynthesis in the vegetation of Aldabra Atoll

R J Hnatiuk. Oecologia. 1979 Jan.

Abstract

The occurrence of the C4 photosynthetic system, based upon an examination of leaf anatomy, of nearly all species of the vegetation of Aldabra Atoll, western Indian Ocean, is reported. About 19% of the flora has the C4 system. It only occurs in herbaceous plants, which grow either in grasslands or as an understorey to tall shrubs. Both C3 and C4 species compete side by side in the mixed-species communities.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Science. 1976 Oct 15;194(4262):322-4 - PubMed
    1. Oecologia. 1975 Jun;21(2):123-129 - PubMed
    1. Oecologia. 1978 Jan;31(3):255-267 - PubMed
    1. Plant Physiol. 1974 Nov;54(5):709-11 - PubMed
    1. Plant Physiol. 1975 Jun;55(6):1054-6 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources