Can CSR classification be generally applied outside Britain?

Plant Ecology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 253-261

  Cerabolini, Bruno E L ^a   Brusa, Guido ^a   Ceriani, Roberta M ^b   de Andreis, Rossella ^a   Luzzaro, Alessandra ^a   Pierce, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b The Native Flora Centre (Centro Flora Autoctona CFA)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; CSR theory; CSR triangle; Functional traits; Grime; Plant functional type; Plant strategies; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYTOMASS; REGENERATION; SALINITY TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956012868     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9753-6     Document Type: Article

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