Carbon isotope discrimination as a tracer of functional traits in a mediterranean macchia plant community

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 467-477

  Werner, Christiane ^a   Mguas, Cristina ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

drought adaptation; functional groups; phenology; specific leaf mass; stable carbon isotope; water potential; water use efficiency (WUE)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GYMNOSPERM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEAF AREA; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHENOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; TRACER; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CISTUS; GYMNOSPERMAE; JUNIPERUS;

EID: 78650793767     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP09081     Document Type: Article

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