Survival on the exposed limestone pavement in the burren: Photosynthesis and water relations of three co-occurring plant species

Biology and Environment

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 125-137

  Osborne, Bruce ^a   Black, Kevin ^b   Lanigan, Gary ^b   Perks, Mike ^c   Clabby, Gerry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d Westmeath County Council   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORYLUS; CORYLUS AVELLANA; MYCELIS MURALIS; TEUCRIUM; TEUCRIUM SCORODONIA;

EID: 0344099537     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2003.103.3.125     Document Type: Article

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