Functional morphology and microclimate of Festuca orthophylla, the dominant tall tussock grass in the Andean Altiplano

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 206, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 387-396

  Monteiro, José Alberto Fernandez ^a   Hiltbrunner, Erika ^a   Körner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Clonal structure; High elevation; Light transmission; Semi arid grassland; Subtropical vegetation

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CARBON; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COLD TOLERANCE; DOMINANCE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GRASS; LANDSCAPE; LIGHT EFFECT; MICROCLIMATE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SURVIVAL;

ALTIPLANO;

CAMELIDAE; FESTUCA;

EID: 79952814806     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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