Wyoming big sagebrush screens ultraviolet radiation more effectively at higher elevations

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-22

  Ruhland, Christopher T ^a   Dyslin, Michael J ^a   Krenz, John D ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Artemisia tridentata ssp wyomingensis; Phenotypic plasticity; Phenylpropanoids; UVA; UVB

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; ECOTYPE; ESTIMATION METHOD; LEAF; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84877809779     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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