Analysis of plant form in some mediterranean shrubs

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-58

  Acosta, A ^a   Bellelli, M ^b   Mazzoleni, S ^b   Legg, C ^c   Blasi, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Botanica   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth strategies; Mediterranean environments; Plant form; Shrub form

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008760577     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.1997.10654166     Document Type: Article

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