Role of clonal integration in life strategy of sandy dune plant, Eremosparton songoricum (Litv.) Vass (fabaceae): Experimental approach

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 455-461

  Wang, Jian Cheng ^a,b   Shi, Xiang ^a,b   Yin, Lin Ke ^a,c   Zhang, Dao Yuan ^a,c  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Clonal plant; Eremosparton songoricum; Rhizome; Root shoot ratio; Water content

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; CLONAL ORGANISM; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DUNE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEGUME; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYTOMASS; RAMET; RHIZOME; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; WATER CONTENT;

EREMOSPARTON; FABACEAE;

EID: 84863131806     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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