546
S. Henderson et al.
appropriate to ask not whether C4 grasses will be endangered by global
climatic change, but whether C3 grasses will be endangered, especially in
Australia.
References
Arp WJ (1991) Effects of source-sink relations on photosynthetic acclimation to elevated
CO2, Plant Cell Environ 14: 869-875
Bazzaz FA, Carlson RW (1984) The response of plants to elevated CO2, I Competition
among an assemblage of annuals at two levels of soil moisture. Oecologia 62: 196-198
Bazzaz FA, Garbutt K, Reekie EG, Williams WE (1989) Using growth analysis to
interpret competition between a C3 and C4 annual under ambient and elevated CO 2 ,
Oecologia 62: 196-208
Bjorkman 0 (1971) Comparative photosynthetic CO2 exchange in higher plants. In:
Hatch MD, Osmond CB, Slatyer RO (eds) Photosynthesis and photorespiration, Wiley,
New York, pp 18-32
Bjorkman 0, Nobs M, Pearcy R, Boynton J, Berry J (1971) Characteristics of hybrids
between C3 and C4 species of Atriplex. In: Hatch MD, Osmond CB, Slatyer RO (eds)
Photosynthesis and photorespiration. Wiley, New York, pp 105-119
Blechschmidt-Schneider S, Ferrar P, Osmond CB (1989) Control of photosynthesis by the
carbohydrate level in leaves of the C4 plant Amaranthus edulis L. Plant a 177: 515-525
Boden TA, Kanciruk P, Farrell MP (1990) Trends '90. A compendium of data on global
change. ORNLlCDLAC 36 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge
Bowmann WD, Hubick KT, von Caemmerer S, Farquhar GD (1989) Short-term changes
in leaf carbon isotope discrimination in salt- and water-stressed C4 grasses. Plant
Physiol 90: 162-166
Brown RH (1978) A difference in nitrogen use efficiency in C3 and C4 plants and its
implications in adaption and evolution. Crop Sci 18: 93-98
Budyko MI, Ronov AB, Yanshin YL (1987) History of the earth's atmosphere. Springer,
Berlin Heidelberg New York
Cavagnaro JB (1988) Distribution of C3 and C4 grasses at different altitudes in a temperate
arid region of Argentina. Oecologia 76: 273-277
Climate Impact Group (1991) Current Climate Change Scenario for the Australian
Region-2030. Climate Impact Group, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research,
Mordiallic Victoria, 4 pp
Crookston RK, Moss DN (1974) Interveinal distance for carbohydrate transport in leaves
of C3 and C4 grasses. Crop Sci 14: 123-125
Deleens E, Ferhi A, Queiroz 0 (1983) Carbon isotope fractionation by plants using the
C4 pathway. Physiol Veg 21: 897-905
Edwards GE, Ku MSB (1987) Biochemistry of C3-C4 intermediates. In: Hatch MD,
Boardman NK (eds) The biochemistry of plants: a comprehensive treatise, photosynthesis, vol 14. Academic Press, New York, pp 275-325
Ehleringer JR, Sage RF, Flanagan LB, Pearcy RW (1991) Climate change and the
evolution of C4 photosynthesis. Trends Ecol Evol 6: 95-99
Farquhar GD (1983) On the nature of carbon isotope discrimination in C4 species. Aust J
Plant PhysiollO: 205-226
Furbank RT, Foyer C (1988) C4 plants as valuable model experimental systems for the
study of photosynthesis. New Phytol 109: 265-277
Furbank RT, Hatch MD (1987) Mechanism of C4 photosynthesis. The size and composition of the inorganic carbon pool in bundle-sheath cells. Plant Physiol 85: 958-964
S. Henderson et al.
appropriate to ask not whether C4 grasses will be endangered by global
climatic change, but whether C3 grasses will be endangered, especially in
Australia.
References
Arp WJ (1991) Effects of source-sink relations on photosynthetic acclimation to elevated
CO2, Plant Cell Environ 14: 869-875
Bazzaz FA, Carlson RW (1984) The response of plants to elevated CO2, I Competition
among an assemblage of annuals at two levels of soil moisture. Oecologia 62: 196-198
Bazzaz FA, Garbutt K, Reekie EG, Williams WE (1989) Using growth analysis to
interpret competition between a C3 and C4 annual under ambient and elevated CO 2 ,
Oecologia 62: 196-208
Bjorkman 0 (1971) Comparative photosynthetic CO2 exchange in higher plants. In:
Hatch MD, Osmond CB, Slatyer RO (eds) Photosynthesis and photorespiration, Wiley,
New York, pp 18-32
Bjorkman 0, Nobs M, Pearcy R, Boynton J, Berry J (1971) Characteristics of hybrids
between C3 and C4 species of Atriplex. In: Hatch MD, Osmond CB, Slatyer RO (eds)
Photosynthesis and photorespiration. Wiley, New York, pp 105-119
Blechschmidt-Schneider S, Ferrar P, Osmond CB (1989) Control of photosynthesis by the
carbohydrate level in leaves of the C4 plant Amaranthus edulis L. Plant a 177: 515-525
Boden TA, Kanciruk P, Farrell MP (1990) Trends '90. A compendium of data on global
change. ORNLlCDLAC 36 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge
Bowmann WD, Hubick KT, von Caemmerer S, Farquhar GD (1989) Short-term changes
in leaf carbon isotope discrimination in salt- and water-stressed C4 grasses. Plant
Physiol 90: 162-166
Brown RH (1978) A difference in nitrogen use efficiency in C3 and C4 plants and its
implications in adaption and evolution. Crop Sci 18: 93-98
Budyko MI, Ronov AB, Yanshin YL (1987) History of the earth's atmosphere. Springer,
Berlin Heidelberg New York
Cavagnaro JB (1988) Distribution of C3 and C4 grasses at different altitudes in a temperate
arid region of Argentina. Oecologia 76: 273-277
Climate Impact Group (1991) Current Climate Change Scenario for the Australian
Region-2030. Climate Impact Group, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research,
Mordiallic Victoria, 4 pp
Crookston RK, Moss DN (1974) Interveinal distance for carbohydrate transport in leaves
of C3 and C4 grasses. Crop Sci 14: 123-125
Deleens E, Ferhi A, Queiroz 0 (1983) Carbon isotope fractionation by plants using the
C4 pathway. Physiol Veg 21: 897-905
Edwards GE, Ku MSB (1987) Biochemistry of C3-C4 intermediates. In: Hatch MD,
Boardman NK (eds) The biochemistry of plants: a comprehensive treatise, photosynthesis, vol 14. Academic Press, New York, pp 275-325
Ehleringer JR, Sage RF, Flanagan LB, Pearcy RW (1991) Climate change and the
evolution of C4 photosynthesis. Trends Ecol Evol 6: 95-99
Farquhar GD (1983) On the nature of carbon isotope discrimination in C4 species. Aust J
Plant PhysiollO: 205-226
Furbank RT, Foyer C (1988) C4 plants as valuable model experimental systems for the
study of photosynthesis. New Phytol 109: 265-277
Furbank RT, Hatch MD (1987) Mechanism of C4 photosynthesis. The size and composition of the inorganic carbon pool in bundle-sheath cells. Plant Physiol 85: 958-964