Leafing patterns and leaf traits of four evergreen shrubs in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 831-837

  Campanella, María Victoria ^a   Bertiller, Mónica B ^a,b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anti herbivore defenses; Defenses against water shortage; Duration of leafing; Leaf longevity; N concentration; Soluble phenolics; Variability in annual precipitation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COEXISTENCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PLANT DEFENSE; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER STORAGE;

ARGENTINA; MONTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHUQUIRAGA; LARREA;

EID: 70350127742     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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