Photosynthetica 2000, 38(3):367-372 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1010913302216

Altitudinal Changes in Photosynthetic Pathways of Floristic Elements in Southern Sinai, Egypt

O.H. Sayed1, M.K. Mohamed1
1 Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Minia, Minia, Egypt

High altitude profoundly influenced plant diversity and distribution on mountains of southern Sinai (Egypt). Plants exhibiting the C3-mode of photosynthesis were widely distributed along the altitudinal transect. Plants exhibiting the C4-mode were restricted below an altitude of about 1400 m above sea level. The transition from C3-dominated areas to C4-dominated areas occurred between 1200 and 1400 m a.s.l.

Additional key words: C3; C4; ecophysiology

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