Relationship between phenology and life form: A test with 25 Patagonian species

Ecography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-282

  Golluscio, R A ^a   Oesterheld, M ^a   Aguiar, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

POACEAE;

EID: 20444439986     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2005.03897.x     Document Type: Article

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