An ecological evaluation of Eagleson's optimality hypotheses

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 404-413

  Kerkhoff, A J ^a,b   Martens, S N ^a   Milne, B T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Los Pi os Mountains; Pi on juniper woodland; Semi arid vegetation; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; WOODLAND;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS; TILLANDSIA LINEATISPICA;

EID: 2942567766     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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