Leaf and canopy CO2 assimilation in a West African humid savanna during the early growing season

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 529-545

  Roux, X Le ^a   Mordelet, P ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

C ; Ivoire grass Hyparrhenia diplandra. nitrogen use efficiency photosynthesis. savanna; te d

Indexed keywords

HYPARRHENIA DIPLANDRA;

EID: 0029187699     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400009081     Document Type: Article

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