Ecological significance of C(4)-like photosynthesis in the submersed aquatic angiosperm Hydrilla verticillata

Hydrilla verticillata (L.F.) Royle exhibits facultative C;Field observations demonstrated steep horizontal gradients in water chemistry across a Hydrilla population. Distinct mat and edge micro-habitats were identified. The mat habitat exhibited higher plant biomass, greater midday depletion of CO;Laboratory experiments demonstrated that induction of C;These data demonstrated that facultative C...