Critically low soil temperatures for root growth and root morphology in three alpine plant species

Alpine Botany

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 11-21

  Sebastian, Nagelmüller ^a,b   Erika, Hiltbrunner ^a   Christian, Körner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Biomass allocation; High elevation; Meristems; Mountains; Root elongation

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; ELEVATION; GROWTH RATE; HERB; MORPHOLOGY; MOUNTAIN REGION; ROOT SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALPS;

HOMOGYNE ALPINA; POA ALPINA; RANUNCULUS GLACIALIS;

EID: 84961132767     PISSN: 16642201     EISSN: 1664221X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00035-015-0153-3     Document Type: Article

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