Leaf and wood carbon isotope ratios, specific leaf areas and wood growth of Eucalyptus species across a rainfall gradient in Australia

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 479-492

  Schulze, Ernst Detlef ^a   Turner, Neil C ^b,c   Nicolle, Dean ^d   Schumacher, Jens ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Currency Creek Eucalyptus Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aridity gradient; Biodiversity; Drought; Soil type; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; GROWTH; LEAF AREA; RAINFALL; RARITY; SOIL TYPE; TREE RING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT OLGA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WALPOLE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 33646351947     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.4.479     Document Type: Conference Paper

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