Variations of stomatal density and carbon isotope values of Picea crassifolia at different altitudes in the Qilian Mountains

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 258-262

  Qiang, Wei Ya ^a   Wang, Xun Ling ^a   Chen, Tuo ^b   Feng, Hu Yuan ^a   An, Li Zhe ^b   He, Yuan Qin ^b   Wang, Gang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Altitude; Atmospheric CO2; Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia); Stable carbon isotope value ( 13C); Stomatal density

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; RAIN;

DRY WEIGHTS;

ECOLOGY;

PICEA; PICEA CRASSIFOLIA;

EID: 0037705431     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-002-0235-x     Document Type: Article

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