Water sources and water-use efficiency in Mediterranean coastal dune vegetation

Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 350-357

  Alessio, G A ^a   De Lillis, M ^a   Brugnoli, E ^b   Lauteri, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean macchia; Mobile dunes; Oxygen and carbon stable isotopes; Photosynthesis; Sea water intrusion

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FRESH WATER; OXYGEN; SEA WATER; WATER;

DUNE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWATER; WATER USE;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ELYMUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JUNIPERUS; METABOLISM; OAK; PISTACHIO; PLANT; SARSAPARILLA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANGIOSPERMS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ELYMUS; FRESH WATER; JUNIPERUS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PISTACIA; PLANTS; QUERCUS; SEAWATER; SMILAX; WATER;

ARBUTUS; ARBUTUS UNEDO; ELYMUS; ILEX; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHILLYREA ANGUSTIFOLIA; PISTACIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PISTACIA VERA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX; SMILAX ARISTOLOCHIIFOLIA; SMILAX ASPERA; THINOPYRUM JUNCEIFORME;

EID: 2642550120     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820882     Document Type: Article

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