Functional ecology of ecotypic differentiation in the Californian serpentine sunflower (Helianthus exilis)

New Phytologist

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-119

  Sambatti, Julianno B M ^a   Rice, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron; Drought avoidance; Helianthus exilis; Local adaptation; Mineral adaptation; Serpentine soil; Sunflower; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SERPENTINE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL; SUNFLOWER; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; GERMINATION; HELIANTHUS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOIL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS BOLANDERI;

EID: 34249775791     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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