Specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content of some plants in different dune habitats

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 304-311

  Li, Yu Lin ^a   Cui, Jian Yuan ^a   Su, Yong Zhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Dune; Habitat; Leaf dry matter content; Plant; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; CHENOPODIUM GLAUCUM; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HUMIFUSA; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SALIX; SALIX GORDEJEVII; SETARIA VIRIDIS;

EID: 14844309672     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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