Effects of Environmental Conditions on the Individual Architectures and Photosynthetic Performances of Three Species in Drosera.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine the environmental conditions, individual architectures, and photosynthetic efficiencies of three sundew species: Drosera rotundifolia, D. anglica, and D. intermedia, found in well-preserved peatlands and sandy lake shores in NW Poland. Morphological traits and chlorophyll a fluorescence (Fv/Fm) were measured in 581 individuals of Drosera. D. anglica occupies the best-lit and warmest habitats, and also those that are the most heavily hydrated and the richest in organic matter; its rosettes are larger under conditions of higher pH, less organic matter, and less well-lit habitats. D. intermedia occupies substrates with the highest pH but the lowest conductivity, the poorest level of organic matter, and the

SUBMITTER: Banas K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10298719 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature