The stomatal crypts in some Banksia speacies does not reflect their assumed functions

نویسندگان
S. Hill, Robert ID 1
Afshar Mohammadian, Mansour ID 2
R. Watling, Jennifer ID 3

1 Department of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

3 Department of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

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DOI: 10.22034/12.58.91
چکیده

Stomatal crypts, the depressions of the epidermis containing stomata, are among the most frequently cited as examples of an adaptation that reduces water loss. The effect of stomatal crypts, despite the considerable assumption regarding its possible impact on gas diffusion, has never actually been quantified. In accordance with Fick’s law ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Banksia, Stomatal crypts, Gas-exchange