Interactive effects of drought and shade on three arid zone chenopod shrubs with contrasting distributions in relation to tree canopies

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-76

  Prider, J N ^a   Facelli, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon assimilation; Facilitation; Shade tolerance; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CARBON FIXATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FACILITATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; WATER STRESS;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX VESICARIA; RHAGODIA;

EID: 1342289429     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-8463.2004.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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