Comparative leaf morphology spectra of plant communities in New Zealand, the Andes and the European Alps

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-78

  Halloy, S R P ^a   Mark, A F ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpine. Andes; Biodiversity patterns; Community structure; Ecophysiology; Environmental constraints; Evolutionary ecology; Frequency distribution; Functional ecology; Leaf morphology; Monocharacter spectra; New Zealand; South America

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002749729     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9517504     Document Type: Article

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