Disentangling the effects of ontogeny and environmental factors on xylem anatomy in a semiarid chamaephyte

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Eugenio, M ^a   Olano, J M ^a   Fonti, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climatic change; Dendrochronology; Drought; Gypsum soils; Xylem quantitative anatomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894210914     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.01.014     Document Type: Article

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