Leaf morphology and leaf chemical composition in three Quercus (Fagaceae) species along a rainfall gradient in NE Spain

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 127-134

  Castro Díez, Pilar ^a   Villar Salvador, Pedro ^a,b   Pérez Rontomé, Carmen ^a   Maestro Martínez, Melchor ^a   Montserrat Martí, Gabriel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Ctr Mejora Forestal El Serranillo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental gradient; Leaf fibre content; Leaf morphology; Leaf nutrient content; Mediterranean climate

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS;

EID: 0031040222     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050068     Document Type: Article

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