Developmental plasticity allows betula nana to dominate tundra subjected to an altered environment

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-32

  Bret Harte, M Syndonia ^a   Shaver, Gaius R ^a   Zoerner, Jennifer P ^a   Johnstone, Jill F ^a   Wagner, Joanna L ^a   Chavez, Andreas S ^a   Gunkelman IV, Ralph F ^a   Lippert, Suzanne C ^b   Laundre, James A ^a  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Betula nana; Clonal growth; Elevated temperature; Ledum palustre; Meristem limitation; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Salix pulchra; Tundra

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ALASKA; TOOLIK LAKE; UNITED STATES;

BETULA; BETULA NANA; LEDUM PALUSTRE; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON PALUSTRE; SALIX; SALIX PULCHRA;

EID: 0035133363     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0018:dpabnt]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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