Density, size and distribution of stomata in 35 rainforest tree species in Central Amazonia Densidade, tamanho e distribuição estomática em 35 espécies de árvores na Amazônia Central

Stomata are turgor-operated valves that control water loss and CO2 uptake during photosynthesis, and thereby water relation and plant biomass accumulation is closely related to stomatal functioning. The aims of this work were to document how stomata are distributed on the leaf surface and to determi...

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Main Authors: Miguel Angelo Branco Camargo, Ricardo Antonio Marenco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672011000200004