Ecophysiological adaptations of Asphodelus aestivus to mediterranean climate periodicity: Water relations and energetic status

Ecography

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 626-633

  Rhizopoulou, S ^a   Pantis, J D ^b   Triantafylli, E ^a   Vokou, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGETICS; WATER RELATIONS;

MEDITERRANEAN;

ASPHODELUS AESTIVUS; LILIACEAE;

EID: 0031406235     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1997.tb00431.x     Document Type: Article

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