Branchlet nutrient concentration in hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) relative to family, stable carbon and oxygen isotope ratios and growth rate in contrasting environments

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 675-684

  Prasolova, N V ^a   Xu, Z H ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope composition; Oxygen isotope composition; Stomatal conductance; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; NUTRITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SILVICULTURE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII; PINACEAE;

EID: 0041625723     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.10.675     Document Type: Article

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