Significance of Temperature in Plant Life

Plant Growth and Climate Change

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 48-69

  Körner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biota; Ecosystem; Plant life; Soil resources; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889429238     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988695.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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