Variation in structural and physiological leaf traits of eight species in karst desertification area of China

Photosynthetica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-47

  Wei, L Y ^a,c   Zeng, D J ^b   Lv, S H ^b   Zhang, J L ^b   Jiao, J F ^b   You, Y M ^b   Li, X K ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b GUANGXI INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

desertification; dry biomass; karst area; leaf area; photosynthesis; specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOMAPPA; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; CLEIDIOCARPON; DRYOBALANOPS; LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM; QUERCUS GLAUCA; SAPINDACEAE; SAPINDUS MUKOROSSI; STERCULIA; STERCULIA LANCEOLATA; SYZYGIUM CUMINI;

EID: 79955858160     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-011-0018-y     Document Type: Article

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