The leaf economics spectrum of Poaceae reflects variation in survival strategies

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-343

  Pierce, S ^a   Ceriani, R M ^b   De Andreis, R ^a   Luzzaro, A ^a   Cerabolini, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Centro Flora Autoctona   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; CSR plant strategy theory; Functional divergence; Grassland communities; Plant functional type; Poaceae

Indexed keywords

AGROSTIS; POACEAE; STIPA;

EID: 36249020370     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500701627695     Document Type: Article

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