Modulation of leaf attributes and water use efficiency in Quercus suber along a rainfall gradient

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-275

  Gouveia, António C ^a   Freitas, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Evergreen tree; Leaf plasticity; Rainfall gradient

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ISOTOPES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OCEAN CURRENTS; PLASTICITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBON ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION; DECLINING RAINFALLS; EVERGREEN TREE; EVERGREEN TREE SPECIES; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATIONS; LEAF CARBON ISOTOPES; LEAF GAS EXCHANGES; LEAF PLASTICITY; LEAF THICKNESS; PORTUGAL; QUERCUS; RAINFALL GRADIENT; SPECIFIC LEAF AREAS; WATER AVAILABILITIES; WATER ECONOMIES; WATER SHORTAGES; WATER-USE EFFICIENCIES;

WATER CONTENT;

QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 62449135604     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-008-0274-z     Document Type: Article

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