Effects of plant size on photosynthesis and water relations in the desert shrub Prosopis glandulosa (Fabaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-105

  De Soyza, Amrita G ^a   Franco, Augusto C ^b   Virginia, Ross A ^c   Reynolds, James F ^d   Whitford, Walter G ^e  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan Desert; Fabaceae; Photosynthesis; Plant size; Prosopis glandulosa; Shrub; Water relations

Indexed keywords

PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 0030019340     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1996.tb13880.x     Document Type: Article

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