Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus supply on growth and flowering phenology of the snowbed forb Gnaphalium supinum L.

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 209, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 271-278

  Petraglia, Alessandro ^a   Tomaselli, Marcello ^a   Mondoni, Andrea ^b   Brancaleoni, Lisa ^c   Carbognani, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Museum of Science   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine tundra; Climate change; Clonal reproduction; Fertilization; Inflorescence plasticity; Nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLONAL GROWTH; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLOWERING; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAMET; REPRODUCTION;

ALPS;

GAVIA; GNAPHALIUM; GNAPHALIUM SUPINUM;

EID: 84900442400     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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