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. 2012 Dec 19;111(3):455–465. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcs267

Table 4.

Ratio of dark respiration (RD) to net photosynthesis (NP) of tropical bryophytes calculated for the mean local night/day temperature based on temperature-response curves

Location RD/NP ( %) at mean T RD/NP (%) + 1 °C RD/NP (%) + 3 °C RD/NP (%) + 6 °C
Bocas del Toro 31 ± 16 35 ± 17 44 ± 19 72 ± 34
Palo Seco 40 ± 5 44 ± 5 52 ± 6 75 ± 11
Fortuna 46 ± 26 52 ± 31 68 ± 45 118 ± 110

Data are means ± s.d. of six species.