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M. Reudink, J. P. Snyder, Bing-xin Xu, A. Cunkelman, R. Balsamo
2005
2005
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Reudink, M., Snyder, J. P., Xu, B.-xin, Cunkelman, A., & Balsamo, R. (2005). A Comparison of Physiological and Morphological Properties of Deciduous and Wintergreen Ferns in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Reudink, M., J. P. Snyder, Bing-xin Xu, A. Cunkelman, and R. Balsamo. “A Comparison of Physiological and Morphological Properties of Deciduous and Wintergreen Ferns in Southeastern Pennsylvania” (2005).
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Reudink, M., et al. A Comparison of Physiological and Morphological Properties of Deciduous and Wintergreen Ferns in Southeastern Pennsylvania. 2005.
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@article{m2005a,
title = {A Comparison of Physiological and Morphological Properties of Deciduous and Wintergreen Ferns in Southeastern Pennsylvania},
year = {2005},
author = {Reudink, M. and Snyder, J. P. and Xu, Bing-xin and Cunkelman, A. and Balsamo, R.}
}
Abstract
Abstract Physiological and morphological properties of a deciduous, perennial fern (Onoclea sensibilis) and three wintergreen, perennial ferns (Polystichum acrostichoides, Polypodium virginianum, and Dryopteris intermedia) were examined using leaf fluorescence, chlorophyll a:b ratios, total chlorophyll content, water potential, and leaf edge to surface area ratios. Onoclea sensibilis differed significantly from the wintergreen ferns in morphology and physiology for almost every parameter measured. Interspecific differences were also observed within the wintergreen group. Dryopteris intermedia differed most within the wintergreen group and showed more similarity in physiology to O. sensibilis. Dryopteris intermedia was found occupying the same high-light, higher soil moisture habitat as O. sensibilis, which may indicate that inherent leaf morphology, physiological characteristics, and a wintergreen or perennial life cycle, play important roles in determining habitat preference.