Leaf physiological traits and their importance for species success in a Mediterranean grassland

Photosynthetica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-376

  Tsialtas, J T ^a   Pritsa, T S ^b   Veresoglou, D S ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b 541 24 Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

carbon isotope discrimination; chlorophyll; leaf water content; nitrogen; photosynthesis; specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POA; POA PRATENSIS; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 7444245585     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000046155.40940.0c     Document Type: Article

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