Seasonal and diurnal patterns of carbon assimilation, stomatal conductance and leaf water potential in Eucalyptus tetrodonta saplings in a wet-dry savanna in northern australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 241-258

  Prior, L D ^a   Eamus, D ^a   Duff, G A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS TETRODONTA;

EID: 0030909144     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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