Leaf construction cost of the most abundant species in an upland grassland area of northern Greece

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 360-363

  Tsialtas, J T ^a   Kassioumi, M ^a   Veresoglou, D S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Forbs; Grasses; Grassland; Leaf construction cost; Legumes

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; FESTUCA; LANCEOLATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0036267938     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015545119497     Document Type: Article

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