Comparative physiology and growth of two perennial tussock grass species in a semi-arid environment

Annals of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-86

  Pugnaire, Francisco I ^a,b   Haase, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Growth; Leaf extension; Lygeum sapartum; Perennial grassland; Photosynthesis; Semi arid environments; Stipa tenacissima; Tussock grass; Water relations

Indexed keywords

LYGEUM SPARTUM; STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 0030023125     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0010     Document Type: Article

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