Shade-induced changes in the branching pattern of a stoloniferous herb: Functional response or allometric effect?

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 478-486

  Huber, Heidrun ^a   Stuefer, Josef F ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allometry; Architectural plasticity; Clonal growth; Plant development; Plastochron

Indexed keywords

POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA REPTANS; ROSACEAE;

ALLOMETRY; BRANCHING PATTERN; CLONAL PLANT; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; SHADE; STOLON;

EID: 0031439065     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050183     Document Type: Article

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