Effects of sand burial on survival, growth, gas exchange and biomass allocation of Ulmus pumila seedlings in the Hunshandak Sandland, China

Annals of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 553-560

  Shi, L ^a   Zhang, Z J ^a   Zhang, C Y ^b   Zhang, J Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Gas exchange; Growth; Hunshandak Sandland; Sand burial; Ulmus pumila

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUNSHANDAKE DESERT; NEI MONGGOL; WORLD;

ULMUS; ULMUS PUMILA;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELM; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING; SWEATING; TIME;

BIOMASS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEEDLING; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS; ULMUS;

EID: 16544374929     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch174     Document Type: Article

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