A comparison of plant responses to the extreme drought of 1995 in northern England

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 875-882

  Buckland, S M ^a   Grime, J P ^a   Hodgson, J G ^a   Thompson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Limestone grassland; Water stress

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; RELATIVE WATER CONTENT; SOIL MOSITURE; WATER RELATIONS;

BUXTON; DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; UK;

APIACEAE; PIMPINELLA SAXIFRAGA; ROSACEAE; SANGUISORBA MINOR;

EID: 0031449544     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960608     Document Type: Article

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