Ecophysiology of the temperate desert halophytes: Allenrolfea occidentalis and Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Great Basin Naturalist

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-65

  Trent, James D ^a   Blank, Robert R ^a   Young, James A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

black greasewood; conductance; iodine bush; photosynthesis; salt desert; transpiration; water potential; water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALLENROLFEA OCCIDENTALIS; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 0030942283     PISSN: 00173614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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