Co-variation between plant above-ground biomass and phenology in sub-alpine grasslands

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 305-316

  Duparc, Antoine ^a   Redjadj, Claire ^a,b   Viard Crétat, Flore ^a,e   Lavorel, Sandra ^c   Austrheim, Gunnar ^d   Loison, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b Centre National d'Etudes Recherches Appliquées Faune de Montagne   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Flowering; French alps; Growth forms; Plant community; Plant quality; Productivity; Snowmelt

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874723114     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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