When do nurse plants stop nursing? Temporal changes in water stress levels in Austrocedrus chilensis growing within and outside shrubs

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1064-1071

  Nuñez, Cecilia I ^a   Raffaele, Estela ^a   Nuñez, Martín A ^b,c   Cuassolo, Florencia ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cupressaceae; Nahuel huapi national park; Patagonia; Plant interactions; Water potential

Indexed keywords

AUSTROCEDRUS; AUSTROCEDRUS CHILENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSACEAE;

EID: 77958174707     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01107.x     Document Type: Article

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