Effect of root system morphology on root-sprouting and shoot-rooting abilities in 123 plant species from eroded lands in north-east Spain

Annals of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 439-447

  Guerrero Campo, Joaquín ^a,c   Palacio, Sara ^a   Pérez Rontomé, Carmen ^b   Montserrat Martí, Gabriel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c Servicio Provincial de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

Author keywords

Functional strategies; Root architecture; Root morphology; Root borne shoots; Shoot borne roots; Soil erosion; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; ROOT SYSTEM; VASCULAR PLANT;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SPAIN;

ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS; SPAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33748174153     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl122     Document Type: Article

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