Why are annual plants rarely spring ephemerals?

New Phytologist

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 295-302

  McKenna, M F ^a   Houle, G ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annual plant; Drought stress; Floerkea proserpinacoides; Phenology; Photosynthetically active photon flux density (PPFD); Spring ephemeral plants; Temperature; Water availability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GROWTH; LIGHT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOLOGY; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033662526     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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