Changes in plant form and function across altitudinal and wetness gradients in the wetlands of the Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa

Plant Ecology

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-119

  Sieben, Erwin J J ^a   Morris, Craig D ^b   Kotze, Donovan C ^b   Muasya, A Muthama ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

C4 metabolism; Functional composition; Graminoids; Mountains; Photosynthetic pathway

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CATCHMENT; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHRUB;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CAREX; POACEAE;

EID: 75949125090     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9657-5     Document Type: Article

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