Seasonal and annual changes in leaf δ13C in two co-occurring Mediterranean oaks: Relations to leaf growth and drought progression

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 778-785

  Damesin, C ^a   Rambal, S ^b   Joffre, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Biochemical content; Isotope composition; Leaf development; Quercus; Water constraint

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; DROUGHT; LEAF; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 0031672492     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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