Geographic range size, seedling ecophysiology and phenotypic plasticity in Australian Acacia species

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 341-351

  Pohlman, Catherine L ^a,c   Nicotra, Adrienne B ^a   Murray, Brad R ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Australia; Phenotypic plasticity; Range size; Relative growth rate; Seedling; Specific leaf area; Water availability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RANGE SIZE; SEEDLING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACACIA;

EID: 13444267969     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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