Anatomy and lignin characterisation of twigs in the chaparral shrub Rhamnus Californica

IAWA Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-162

  De Micco, Veronica ^a   Aronne, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Drought; Lignin; Mediterranean type ecosystems; Rhamnus californica L.; Twig anatomy; Xylem anatomy

Indexed keywords

FRANGULA CALIFORNICA; RHAMNUS;

EID: 84862544199     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000086     Document Type: Article

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