An architectural approach to the growth forms of Nothofagus pumilio (Nothofagaceae) along an altitudinal gradient

Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 699-709

  Stecconi, Marina ^a   Puntieri, Javier G ^a   Barthélémy, Daniel ^b  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA) CONICET UNCOMA   (Argentina)

^b UMR AMAP   (France)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Axis differentiation; Growth forms; Nothofagus; Patagonia; Plant architecture

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH FORM; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SHOOT; SHRUB; SIZE STRUCTURE; SLOPE; TREELINE;

PATAGONIA;

NOTHOFAGACEAE; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 77958083183     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B10-040     Document Type: Article

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