Physiological and morphological variation in Metrosideros polymorpha, a dominant Hawaiian tree species, along an altitudinal gradient: The role of phenotypic plasticity

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 188-196

  Cordell, S ^a   Goldstein, G ^a   Mueller Dombois, D ^a   Webb, D ^a   Vitousek, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope ratios; Metrosideros polymorpha; Phenotypic plasticity; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

USA, HAWAII;

METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0031911125     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050367     Document Type: Article

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