Juggling carbon: Allocation patterns of a dominant tree in a fire-prone savanna

Oecologia

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-246

  Schutz, Alexander Ernest Noel ^a   Bond, William J ^a   Cramer, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia karroo; Fire; Non structural carbohydrates; Resprouting; Topkill

Indexed keywords

CARBON; STARCH;

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON ISOTOPE; COEXISTENCE; DOMINANCE; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FOLIAGE; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPROUTING; SAPLING; SAVANNA; STARCH; SURVIVAL;

ACACIA; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; FIRE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACACIA; ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; FIRES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SOUTH AFRICA; STARCH;

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO;

EID: 67349192540     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1293-1     Document Type: Article

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