A quantitative comparison of two extremes in chaparral shrub phenology

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 205, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 513-526

  Mahalln, Bruce E ^a   Thwing, Lisa K ^a   Tyler, Claudia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctostaphylos; Deciduous; Drought; Evergreen; Rock outcrops; Styrax

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ADAPTATION; CHAPARRAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROUGHT; GROWING SEASON; LEAF; MORPHOLOGY; OUTCROP; PHENOLOGY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; ROOT SYSTEM; SANDSTONE; SENESCENCE; SHRUB; SPRING (SEASON); WATER STRESS; XYLEM;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS GLAUCA; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; STYRACACEAE; STYRAX; STYRAX OFFICINALIS;

EID: 77955981559     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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