Roots of Australian alpine plant species contain high levels of stored carbohydrates independent of post-fire regeneration strategy

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 771-779

  Tolsma, A D ^a,b   Read, S M ^a,c   Tolhurst, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c Division of Forest Research and Development   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CARBOHYDRATE; DICOTYLEDON; FIRE; ROOT SYSTEM;

ASTERACEAE; MICROSERIS SCAPIGERA;

EID: 37149014534     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT06216     Document Type: Article

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