Linking plant morphological traits to uprooting resistance in eroded marly lands (Southern Alps, france)

Plant and Soil

Volumn 324, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-42

  Burylo, M ^a   Rey, F ^a   Roumet, C ^b   Buisson, E ^c   Dutoit, T ^c  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Erosion; Marls; Response traits; Uprooting

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL EROSION; TOPOLOGY;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350616293     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-9920-5     Document Type: Article

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