Cell organelle structure and function in alpine and polar plants are influenced by growth conditions and climate

Abstract

The alpine environment requires high flexibility in morphology, anatomy, cell structures and physiology for all biological life forms that grow and propagate there. These demands also characterize most of the polar environments. Alpine and polar plants have been studied in several ecophysiological and physiological aspects, especially to describe the light- or temperature adaptations of their unique growth environments (Amils et al.