Seasonal patterns in water use and leaf turnover of different plant functional types in a species-rich woodland, south-western Australia

Plant and Soil

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 295-304

  Veneklaas, Erik J ^a   Poot, Pieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banksia woodland; Leaf area index; Mediterranean climate; Plant water status; Transpiration; Water balance

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LEAF AREA INDEX; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSPIRATION; TURNOVER; WATER USE; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BANKSIA;

EID: 0345720839     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027383920150     Document Type: Conference Paper

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