Plant stored reserves do not drive resprouting of the lignotuberous shrub Erica australis

New Phytologist

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-261

  Cruz, Alberto ^a   Pérez, Beatriz ^a   Moreno, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fire; Mediterranean type ecosystems; Nitrogen; Non structural carbohydrates; Starch

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; NUTRIENT; RESPROUTING; SHRUB; STARCH;

ERICA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0037316428     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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