Potential growth and drought tolerance of eight desert grasses: Lack of a trade-off?

Oecologia

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 90-98

  Fernández, Roberto J ^a,b   Reynolds, James F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

C 4 photosynthesis; Chihuahuan Desert; Relative growth rate; Water stress; Xerophytism

Indexed keywords

DESERT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GRASS; GROWTH; TRADE-OFF;

JORNADA DEL MUERTO; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

BLEPHARIDACHNE; POACEAE;

EID: 0343091288     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050993     Document Type: Article

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