Differential effect of drought regimes on the seedling performance of six floodplain grassland species

Plant Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 691-697

  Ludewig, K ^a   Hanke, J M ^a   Wuthe, B ^a   Otte, A ^a   Mosner, E ^b,c   Eckstein, R L ^a,d   Donath, T W ^a,e  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

^c HOCHSCHULE GEISENHEIM UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; drought duration; drought frequency; Ellenberg values; Pimpinella; Sanguisorba; Selinum; Veronica

Indexed keywords

PIMPINELLA; PIMPINELLA SAXIFRAGA; SANGUISORBA; SANGUISORBA MINOR; SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS; SELINUM; SELINUM CARVIFOLIA; VERONICA; VERONICA AUSTRIACA TEUCRIUM;

APIACEAE; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANTAGINACEAE; ROSACEAE; SANGUISORBA; SEEDLING;

APIACEAE; DROUGHTS; ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTAGINACEAE; ROSACEAE; SANGUISORBA; SEEDLINGS;

EID: 85045271056     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12722     Document Type: Article

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