Experiments on the causes of altitudinal differences in the leaf nutrient contents, size and δ13C of Alchemilla alpina

New Phytologist

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 471-479

  Morecroft, Michael D ^a   Woodward, F Ian ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Carbon isotope discrimination; Growth; Nitrogen; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALCHEMILLA; ALCHEMILLA ALPINA;

EID: 0000386405     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04364.x     Document Type: Article

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