Extensive summer water pulses do not necessarily lead to canopy growth of Great Basin and northern Mojave Desert shrubs

Oecologia

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-334

  Snyder, K A ^a,c   Donovan, L A ^a   James, J J ^b   Tiller, R L ^b   Richards, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen isotopes; Gas exchange and sap flow; Nutrient limitations; Pulse use; Water relations

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; RAIN; WATER;

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS EXCHANGE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SAP FLOW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESERT CLIMATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; DESERT CLIMATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; RAIN; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA; ATRIPLEX PARRYI; CHRYSOTHAMNUS; ERICAMERIA NAUSEOSA; SARCOBATUS; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 6044251266     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1403-4     Document Type: Article

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