Relative humidity has dramatic impacts on leaf morphology but little effect on stomatal index or density in Nothofagus cunninghamii (Nothofagaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 700-706

  Hovenden, Mark J ^a   Vander Schoor, Jacqueline K ^a   Osanai, Yui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOSSIL RECORD; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STOMATA;

FAGUS; NOTHOFAGACEAE; NOTHOFAGUS CUNNINGHAMII;

EID: 84871836829     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT12110     Document Type: Article

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