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Journal Article
Anatomical basis of variation in mesophyll resistance in eastern Australian sclerophylls
2012
Overview
In sclerophylls, photosynthesis is particularly strongly limited by mesophyll diffusion resistance from substomatal cavities to chloroplasts (r
m), but the controls on diffusion limits by integral leaf variables such as leaf thickness, density, and dry mass per unit area and by the individual steps along the diffusion pathway are imperfectly understood. To gain insight into the determinants ofr
min leaves with varying structure, the full CO₂ physical diffusion pathway was analysed in 32 Australian species sampled from sites contrasting in soil nutrients and rainfall, and having leaf structures from mesophytic to strongly sclerophyllous.r
mwas estimated based on combined measurements of gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence. In addition,r
mwas modelled on the basis of detailed anatomical measurements to separate the importance of different serial resistances affecting CO₂ diffusion into chloroplasts. The strongest sources of variation inr
mwereS
c/S, the exposed surface area of chloroplasts per unit leaf area, and mesophyll cell wall thickness,t
cw. The strong correlation ofr
mwitht
cwcould not be explained by cell wall thickness alone, and most likely arose from a further effect of cell wall porosity. The CO₂ drawdown from intercellular spaces to chloroplasts was positively correlated witht
cw, suggesting enhanced diffusional limitations in leaves with thicker cell walls. Leaf thickness and density were poorly correlated withS
c/S, indicating that widely varying combinations of leaf anatomical traits occur at given values of leaf integrated traits, and suggesting that detailed anatomical studies are needed to predictr
mfor any given species.
Publisher
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS,Oxford University Press
Subject
/ Biological and medical sciences
/ Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
/ Kinetics
/ Leaves
/ Magnoliopsida - anatomy & histology
/ Magnoliopsida - ultrastructure
/ Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
/ Plant Leaves - anatomy & histology
/ Plant Leaves - ultrastructure
/ Plant physiology and development
/ Plants
/ Plants - anatomy & histology
/ Porosity
/ rain
/ Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase
/ Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase - metabolism
/ Trees
