Does irrigation affect leaf phenology in deciduous and evergreen trees of the savannas of northern Australia?

Austral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 329-339

  Myers, B A ^a   Williams, R J ^a,b   Fordyce, I ^a   Duff, G A ^a   Eamus, D ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Leaf fall; Leaf flush; Planchonia; Soil water; Terminalia; Wet dry tropics

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444423728     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00738.x     Document Type: Article

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