Facing drought in a Mediterranean post-fire community: Tissue water relations in species with different life traits

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 67-72

  Borghetti, Marco ^a   Magnani, F ^b   Fabrizio, A ^a   Saracino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cistus salvifolius; Osmotic adjustment; Phillyrea latifolia; Pinus halepensis; Rosmarinus officinalis; Water potential

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FIRE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PLANT COMMUNITY; WATER RELATIONS; WATER STRESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CISTUS; PHILLYREA; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; PINUS HALEPENSIS; ROSMARINUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 1542349890     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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