Leaf anatomical plasticity of Brachypodium pinnatum (L.) Beauv. growing in contrasting microenvironments in a semiarid loess forest-steppe vegetation mosaic

Community Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-56

  Mojzes, A ^a   Kalapos, T ^a   Viragh K ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Leaf structure; Light acclimation; Mesophyll; Phenotypic plasticity; Sun and shade leaves; Transplant experiment

Indexed keywords

HABITAT MOSAIC; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICROHABITAT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; WORLD;

BRACHYPODIUM PINNATUM;

EID: 20544466425     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.6.2005.1.6     Document Type: Article

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