Rooting depth and soil moisture control Mediterranean woody seedling survival during drought

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 489-495

  Padilla, F M ^a   Pugnaire, F I ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allocation; Establishment; Mediterranean species; Root growth; Soil water

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROOTING; SEEDLING; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL; WOODY PLANT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 34249058042     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01267.x     Document Type: Article

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