Making the best of the worst of times: Traits underlying combined shade and drought tolerance of Ruscus aculeatus and ruscus microglossum (Asparagaceae)

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-24

  Pivovaroff, Alexandria ^a   Sharifi, Rasoul ^b   Scoffoni, Christine ^b   Sack, Lawren ^b   Rundel, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Functional morphology; Gas exchange; Hydraulic conductance; Mediterranean climate; Phylloclades; Understory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RECYCLING; SHRUB; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE; UNDERSTORY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84890503672     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP13047     Document Type: Article

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