Plant phenology, shoot growth, and branching pattern in Mulinum spinosum (Apiaceae), a cushion shrub of the arid Patagonian steppe of Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1977-1988

  Damascos, M A ^a   Barthelemy D ^b   Ezcurra, C ^a   Martinez P ^a   Brion, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Annual shoots; Drought deciduous shrubs; Leaves survival; Plant biomass; Plant morphology; Temporary short shoots

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARID REGION; BIOMASS; DROUGHT; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHENOLOGY; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEPPE; TRANSPIRATION;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

APIACEAE; APIALES; MULINUM SPINOSUM;

EID: 50249127212     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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