The effects of drought and waterlogging conditions on the performance of an endemic annual plant, Aster laurentianus

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-46

  Houle, Gilles ^a   Belleau, Annie ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aster laurentianus; Endemic plant; Iles de la Madeleine; Rare plant; Salt marshes; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANADA; CARBON ASSIMILATION; DROUGHT STRESS; FLOWERING; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; SALT MARSH; SEASONALITY; WATER; WATERLOGGING;

ANNUAL PLANT; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DROUGHT; GROWTH RESPONSE; REPRODUCTION; WATERLOGGING;

CANADA; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

ASTER; ASTER LAURENTIANUS;

EID: 0034036415     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-78-1-40     Document Type: Article

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