Responses of five woody species to burial by marly sediment: The role of biomass allocation pattern flexibility

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 287-293

  Burylo, M ^a   Rey, F ^a   Dutoit, T ^b  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

burial; marls; plant traits; response to burial; sediment

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER CAMPESTRE; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; ONONIS FRUTICOSA; PINUS NIGRA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 84863934788     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtr030     Document Type: Article

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