Leaf mass loss in wetland graminoids during senescence

Oikos

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 187-195

  Vernescu, Corina ^a   Coulas, Jess ^a   Ryser, Peter ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; LEAF; SENESCENCE; WETLAND;

CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; CALAMAGROSTIS STRICTA; CAREX ROSTRATA; CAREX STRICTA; GLYCERIA CANADENSIS; ROSTRATA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 17144416881     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13511.x     Document Type: Article

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