Short-term responses of phenology, shoot growth and leaf traits of four alpine shrubs in a timberline ecotone to simulated global warming, Eastern Tibetan Plateau, China

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-34

  Xu, Zhen Feng ^a,b   Hu, Ting Xing ^a   Wang, Kai Yun ^b,c   Zhang, Yuan Bin ^b   Xian, Jun Ren ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine shrubs; Eastern Tibetan Plateau; Open top chamber; Timberline ecotone; Warming effects

Indexed keywords

CONICERA; DAPHNE; POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA; RETUSA; SPIRAEA;

EID: 68849087105     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2009.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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