Ecophysiology of two Sonoran Desert evergreen shrubs during extreme drought

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 582-585

  Hamerlynck, E P ^a   Huxman, T E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Drought; Larrea tridentata; Photochemical efficiency; Simmondsia chinensis; Standardized precipitation index

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SHRUB; TOLERANCE;

NORTH AMERICA; SONORAN DESERT;

LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; SIMMONDSIA; SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS;

EID: 60949103118     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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