Physiological profiles of restricted endemic plants and their widespread congenors in the North Queensland wet tropics, Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-52

  Richards, A E ^a   Shapcott, A ^b   Playford, J ^c   Morrison, B ^a   Critchley, C ^a   Schmidt, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Nutrients; Photosynthesis; Tropical rainforest; Water relations

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFOREST; RARITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATER RELATIONS;

AUSTRALIA;

ARCHIDENDRON; GARDENIA; RIPARIA; XANTHOSTEMON CHRYSANTHUS;

EID: 0037408648     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00245-8     Document Type: Article

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