Water relations and leaf chemistry of Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis (Asteraceae) and Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Chenopodiaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1637-1646

  Donovan, Lisa A ^a,b   Richards, James H ^a   Muller, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Chenopodiaceae; halophyte; nutrition; photosynthesis; root distribution; salinity; sodium; water relations

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CHRYSOTHAMNUS; CHRYSOTHAMNUS NAUSEOSUS; ERICAMERIA NAUSEOSA; SARCOBATUS; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS; CHENOPODIACEAE; CHRYSOTHAMNUS NAUSEOSUS CONSIMILIS;

GREASEWOOD; LEAF CHEMISTRY; SALT RABBITBRUSH; WATER RELATIONS;

USA, CALIFORNIA, MONO LAKE;

EID: 0030299281     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445840     Document Type: Article

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