Ecological and evolutionary aspects of isoprene emission from plants

Oecologia

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-123

  Harley, Peter C ^a   Monson, Russell K ^b   Lerdau, Manuel T ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Isoprene; Volatile organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC EMISSION; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; ISOPRENE; VEGETATION;

EID: 0033027048     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050709     Document Type: Review

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