The role of leaf and canopy-level gas exchange in the replacement of Quercus virginiana (Fagaceae) by Juniperus ashei (Cupressaceae) in semiarid savannas

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 617-623

  Owens, M K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy level gas exchange; Cupressaceae; Fagaceae; Gas exchange; Juniperus ashei; Leaf area; Quercus virginiana; Semiarid savannah

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE UPTAKE; COMPETITIVE POTENTIAL;

CUPRESSACEAE; FAGACEAE; JUNIPERUS ASHEI; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 0030473924     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445921     Document Type: Article

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