Plant traits and functional types to characterise drought survival of pluri-specific perennial herbaceous swards in Mediterranean areas

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 116-124

  Volaire, Florence ^a  

^a Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement   (France)

Author keywords

Dehydration avoidance; Dehydration tolerance; Functional trait; Functional type; Grassland; Summer dormancy

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ARIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVAR; DEHYDRATION; DORMANCY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HERB; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IRRIGATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; WATER USE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 46149115122     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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