Variability of Heat Tolerance in Alpine Plant Species Measured at Different Altitudes

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-420

  Buchner, O ^a   Neuner, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ALTITUDE; PLANT COMMUNITY; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MINUARTIA; MINUARTIA RECURVA;

EID: 1242345162     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2003)035[0411:VOHTIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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