Microclimate and fluxes of water vapour, sensible heat and carbon dioxide in structurally differing subalpine plant communities in the Central Caucasus

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 403-417

  Tappeiner, U ^a   Cernusca, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Canopy photosynthesis; Canopy resistance; Canopy structure; Dwarf shrub; Energy balance; Hay meadow; Omega factor; Pasture; Tall herb

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030039452     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00332.x     Document Type: Article

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