Plant biomechanical strategies in response to frequent disturbance: Uprooting of Phyllostachys nidularia (Poaceae) growing on landslide-prone slopes in Sichuan, China

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1129-1136

  Stokes, Alexia ^a,c   Lucas, Adrien ^b   Jouneau, Luc ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

^b ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

^c UMR AMAP   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Anchorage; Disturbance ecology; Phyllostachys nidularia; Root mechanics; Vegetative reproduction

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; BIOMECHANICS; INVENTORY; LANDSLIDE; ROOT SYSTEM; VEGETATION TYPE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

PHYLLOSTACHYS; POACEAE;

EID: 34249058298     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.7.1129     Document Type: Article

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