Tree morphology in seasonally dry montane forest in Argentina: Relationships with shade tolerance and nutrient shortage

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-326

  Easdale, Tomás A ^a,c   Gurvich, Diego E ^b   Sersic, Alicia N ^b   Healey, John R ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allocation; Comparative ecology; Functional significance; Neotropical cloud forest; Plant functional trait

Indexed keywords

ANEMOCHORY; CLONAL GROWTH; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; EVOLUTION; MONTANE FOREST; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POLLINATION; RECRUITMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SOIL FERTILITY; ZOOCHORY;

ARGENTINA; LOS TOLDOS VALLEY; SALTA [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249331361     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2007)18[313:TMISDM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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