Growing tall vs growing wide: Tree architecture and allometry of Acacia karroo in forest, savanna, and arid environments

Oikos

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-14

  Archibald, Sally ^a   Bond, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARID ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRE; HERBIVORY; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SAVANNA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO;

EID: 0038338692     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12181.x     Document Type: Article

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