Phylogenetically balanced evidence for structural and carbon isotope responses in plants along elevational gradients

Oecologia

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 853-863

  Zhu, Yuan ^a   Siegwolf, Rolf T W ^b   Durka, Walter ^c   Körner, Christian ^d  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Elevation; Morphology; Reproduction; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF AREA; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT COMMUNITY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE;

ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE;

CAREX; HEXAPODA; POTENTILLA; SAXIFRAGA;

EID: 77949772842     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1515-6     Document Type: Article

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