Contrasting foliar responses to drought in Quercus ilex and Phillyrea latifolia

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-382

  Ogaya, R ^a   Penuelas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Leaf longevity; Leaf mass per area ratio; Mediterranean forest

Indexed keywords

ILEX; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 36349034869     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-006-0052-y     Document Type: Article

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