Topsoil depth substantially influences the responses to drought of the foliar metabolomes of Mediterranean forests

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 41-54

  Rivas Ubach, Albert ^a,b,c   Barbeta, Adrià ^b,c   Sardans, Jordi ^b,c   Guenther, Alex ^d   Ogaya, Romà ^b,c   Oravec, Michal ^e   Urban, Otmar ^e   Peñuelas, Josep ^b,c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CREAF   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Metabolomics; Quercus ilex; Soil depth; Soil moisture; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST DYNAMICS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; MOISTURE CONTENT; SHALLOW SOIL; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; TOPSOIL; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84975068553     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2016.06.001     Document Type: Article

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