Foliar delta C-13 values, photosynthetic pathway and functional type for 238 common species on farm land and disturbed forest in Laos

Anneke de Rouw (1, 2) , J. F. Maxwell (3) , Cyril Girardin (4)

1 iEES - Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris
2 IRD [France-Ouest] - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
3 Department of Biology
4 ECOSYS - Ecologie fonctionnelle et écotoxicologie des agroécosystèmes

Despite the elimination of the original forest and frequent cultivation using slash and burn, a large spread in leaf delta C-13 was recorded in weeds, crops, and bush fallow species, reflecting a forest environment rather than a broken canopy or open environment.

Mots clés: C-3 and C-4 plants; coppice; tropical forest; tropical weeds; photosynthesis

Mots clés: taillis; forêt tropicale; laos; photosynthèse

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Anneke de Rouw, J. F. Maxwell, Cyril Girardin. Foliar delta C-13 values, photosynthetic pathway and functional type for 238 common species on farm land and disturbed forest in Laos. Photosynthetica, 2015, 53 (1), pp.154-156. ⟨10.1007/s11099-015-0081-x⟩. ⟨hal-01535220⟩