Leaf phenology of woody species in a North Australian tropical savanna

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2542-2558

  Williams, R J ^a,b   Myers, B A ^b   Muller, W J ^a   Duff, G A ^b   Eamus, D ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Deciduous trees and shrubs; Eucalyptus; Leaf flush; Phenology; Savanna; Synchrony; Tropical savanna; Water potential

Indexed keywords

LEAF; PHENOLOGY; SAVANNA; WATER RELATIONS; WOODY PLANT;

AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0031403867     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2542:LPOWSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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