Ecophysiological response of dune species to experimental burial under field and controlled conditions

Plant Ecology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-104

  Perumal, V J ^a,b   Maun, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Lacustrine strand; Photochemical efficiency; Photosynthesis; Sand dunes; Total chlorophyll

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; DUNE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

AGROPYRON; CAKILE EDENTULA; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM PITCHERI; CORISPERMUM HYSSOPIFOLIUM; ELYMUS; ELYMUS CANADENSIS; ELYMUS LANCEOLATUS PSAMMOPHILUS; OENOTHERA; OENOTHERA BIENNIS; PANICUM VIRGATUM; STROPHOSTYLES HELVOLA; XANTHIUM; XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM;

EID: 33745054095     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-005-9054-7     Document Type: Article

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