Species richness and susceptibility to heat and drought extremes in synthesized grassland ecosystems: Compositional vs physiological effects

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 769-778

  Van Peer, L ^a   Nijs, I ^a   Reheul, D ^b   De Cauwer, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Sampling effect; Stress resistance; Survival; Water use

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WATER USE;

EID: 11144292326     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00901.x     Document Type: Article

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