Assessing transpiration in the tussock grass Stipa tenacissima L.: the crucial role of the interplay between morphology and physiology

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 386-398

  Ramírez, David A ^a,b   Valladares, Fernando ^c   Blasco, Adela ^a   Bellot, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Architectural model; Sequential scaling; Stipa tenacissima; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; GAS EXCHANGE; GRASS; GRAVIMETRY; LEAF LITTER; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SAP FLOW; SENESCENCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSPIRATION;

STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 33845303111     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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