Variation in leaf longevity of Pistacia lentiscus and its relationship to sex and drought stress inferred from leaf δ13C

Functional Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 282-289

  Jonasson, S ^a   Medrano, H ^b   Flexas, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Evergreen; Leaf phenology; Reproductive cost; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

PISTACIA LENTISCUS; ANACARDIACEAE;

DROUGHT STRESS; FRUITING; LEAF LONGEVITY; LEAF PHENOLOGY;

SPAIN, BALEARIC ISLANDS, MAJORCA;

EID: 0030617585     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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