Leaf plasticity in response to light of three evergreen species of the Mediterranean maquis

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 549-558

  Gratani, L ^a   Covone, F ^a   Larcher, W ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Institut für Botanik   (Austria)

Author keywords

Phillyrea latifolia; Pistacia lentiscus; Plasticity index; Quercus ilex; Structural and physiological traits; Sun shade leaves

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

MEDITERRANEAN MAQUIS; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PLASTICITY INDEX; SHADE LEAVES;

FORESTRY;

ANATOMY; FORESTRY; LEAVES; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUERCUS ILEX;

ILEX; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 33747893514     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-006-0070-6     Document Type: Article

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