Intraspecific trait variation and covariation in a widespread tree species (Nothofagus pumilio) in southern Chile

New Phytologist

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 259-271

  Fajardo, Alex ^a   Piper, Frida I ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ECOSISTEMAS DE LA PATAGONIA CIEP   (Chile)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Leaf area per mass; Nothofagus pumilio; Plant functional traits; Standardized major axes; Variance partitioning; Wood density

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TREE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEAF AREA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ONTOGENY; SOIL MOISTURE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FERN; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RELATIVE DENSITY; WOOD;

CHILE; ENVIRONMENT; FERNS; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; WOOD;

CHILE;

NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 78649720472     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03468.x     Document Type: Article

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