Plant diversity and drought: The role of deep roots

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 290, Issue C, 2014, Pages 85-93

  Lindh, Magnus ^a   Zhang, Lai ^a   Falster, Daniel ^b   Franklin, Oskar ^c   Brännströma, Åke ^a,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptive dynamicsa; Diversity; Drought; Evolution; Light competition; Tap root

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GROUNDWATER; SOIL MOISTURE;

ADAPTIVE DYNAMICSA; DIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; INTERMEDIATE DEPTHS; STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS; TAP ROOT;

DROUGHT;

CANOPY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEEP WATER; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; ROOT; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84923364018     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.05.008     Document Type: Article

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