Root traits explain different foraging strategies between resprouting life histories

Oecologia

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 321-331

  Paula, Susana ^a   Pausas, Juli G ^b  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Fire; Mediterranean type ecosystems; Root branching; Root morphology

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COEXISTENCE; DROUGHT; DRY SEASON; FIRE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; RESPROUTING; ROOT; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DROUGHT; FIRE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; SEASON; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME;

DROUGHTS; FIRES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SEASONS; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 78651428104     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1806-y     Document Type: Article

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