Ecomorphology and phenomorphology of Mediterranean heathlands (SW Iberian Peninsula)

Phytocoenologia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-268

  Pérez Latorre, Andrés Vicente ^a   Gavira Romero, Oscar Noel ^a   Cabezudo Artero, Catedrt́ico Baltasar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Coenomorph; Functional types; Morphological traits; Phenology; Shrublands

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ENDEMISM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEATHLAND; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL; VEGETATION TYPE;

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

POLYGALA MICROPHYLLA; POLYGALACEAE;

EID: 34547137643     PISSN: 0340269X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0340-269X/2007/0037-0239     Document Type: Article

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