Carbon and water balance in Polylepis sericea, a tropical treeline species

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 218-222

  Rada, F ^a   Azocar A ^a   Briceno B ^a   Gonzalez J ^a   Garcia Nunez C ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Polylepis sericea; Treeline; Tropical Andes; Water balance

Indexed keywords

POLYLEPIS SERICEA;

EID: 0029848382     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050026     Document Type: Article

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