Morphological and physiological adaptations to waterlogging by Eucalyptus seedlings from the semi-arid Pilbara, Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 61-70

  Florentine, S K ^a   Fox, J E D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

E. leucophloia; E. terminalis; E. victrix; Eucalyptus; Flooding; Floodplain; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; WATERLOGGING;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS LEUCOPHLOIA;

EID: 0038282866     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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