Low leaf-level response to light and nutrients in Mediterranean evergreen oaks : a conservative resource-use strategy?

We have explored leaf-level plastic response to light and nutrients of Quercus ilex and Q. coccifera, two closely related Mediterranean evergreen sclerophylls, in a factorial experiment with seedlings. Leaf phenotypic plasticity, assessed by a relative index (PI = (maximum value - minimum)/maximum)...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 148(2000), 1 vom: 18. Okt., Seite 79-91
1. Verfasser: Valladares, Fernando (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Martinez-Ferri, Elsa, Balaguer, Luis, Perez-Corona, Esther, Manrique, Esteban
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2000
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Review Quercus coccifera Quercus ilex leaf-level traits nutrients phenotypic plasticity photosynthesis sun and shade xanthophyll cycle
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