Table C2 



Species Exhibiting Physiological Adaptations for 



Occurrence in Wetlands 



Species 



Alnus incana 



Alnus rubra 

 Bacoharis viminea 

 Be tula pubesoens 

 Carex arenaria 

 Carex flaoaa 

 Carex lasiocarpa 

 Desahampsia cespitosa 

 Filipendula ulmaria 

 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 

 Glyaeria maxima 

 Junous effusus 



Larix laricina 



Lobelia dortmanna 



Ly thrum salicaria 



Molinia caerulea 



Myrica gale 



Nuphar lutea 



Nyssa aquatic a 



Nyssa sylvatica var. bi flora 



Phalaris arundinacea 



Phragmites australis 

 Pinus aontorta 



Polygonum amphibiim 

 Potentilla anserina 



Physiological Adaptation 



Increased levels of nitrate reductase; malate 

 accumulation 



Increased levels of nitrate reductase 



Ability for root growth in low oxygen tensions 



Oxidizes the rhizosphere; malate accumulation 



Malate accumulation 



Absence of ADH activity 



Malate accumulation 



Absence of ADH activity 



Absence of ADH activity 



Oxidizes the rhizosphere 



Malate accumulation; absence of ADH activity 



Ability for root growth in low oxygen tensions; 

 absence of ADH activity 



Slight increases in metabolic rates; increased 

 levels of nitrate reductase 



Oxidizes the rhizosphere 



Absence of ADH activity 



Oxidizes the rhizosphere 



Oxidizes the rhizosphere 



Organic acid production 



Oxidizes the rhizosphere 



Oxidizes the rhizosphere; malate accumulation 



Absence of ADH activity; ability for root 

 growth in low oxygen tensions 



Malate accumulation 



Slight increases in metabolic rates; increased 

 levels of nitrate reductase 



Absence of ADH activity 



Absence of ADH activity; ability for root 

 growth in low oxygen tensions 



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