Ecophysiological shade adaptation in the basal angiosperm, Austrobaileya scandens (Austrobaileyaceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 313-324

  Feild, Taylor S ^a   Franks, Peter J ^b   Sage, Tammy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Austrobaileya; Basal angiosperms; Leaf optics; Magnoliids; Shade adaptation; Understory disturbance; Xylem hydraulics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; DISTURBANCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; SHADE TOLERANCE;

AUSTROBAILEYA; AUSTROBAILEYA SCANDENS; AUSTROBAILEYACEAE; FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIIDS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0242600843     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/346167     Document Type: Article

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