Specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content of plants growing in sand dunes

Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-134

  Li, Yulin ^a   Johnson, Douglas A ^b   Su, Yongzhong ^a   Cui, Jianyuan ^a   Zhang, Tonghui ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annuals; Leaf dry matter content; Perennials; Sand dune; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; CHENOPODIUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SETARIA VIRIDIS;

EID: 18844439452     PISSN: 00068063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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