Leaf demography and growth responses to altered resource availability in woody plants of contrasting leaf habit in a subtropical savanna

Plant Ecology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-205

  Nelson, Jim A ^a   Barnes, Paul W ^a   Archer, Steve ^b  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional groups; Leaf habit; Leaf longevity; Resource partitioning; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; LONGEVITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SAVANNA; SOIL MOISTURE; WOODY PLANT;

UNITED STATES;

BERBERIS; BERBERIS TRIFOLIOLATA; CONDALIA HOOKERI; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS TEXANA; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM FAGARA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS OBTUSIFOLIA;

EID: 0036078738     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015828604444     Document Type: Article

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