Are morpho-functional traits reliable indicators of inherent relative growth rate for prealpine calcareous grassland species?

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-65

  Ceriani, R M ^a   Pierce, S ^b   Cerabolini, B ^b  

^a Centro Flora Autoctona   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcareous grasslands; Functional ecology; Hard trait; Leaf economics spectrum; Soft trait

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA;

EID: 40549144902     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500701872374     Document Type: Article

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