Resolving the differences in plant burial responses

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-59

  Gilbert, Matthew E ^a   Ripley, Brad S ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Burial; Photosynthesis; Root to shoot ratio; Sand dune

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COASTAL ZONE; DESERT; DUNE; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

EID: 75449088487     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02011.x     Document Type: Article

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