Geographical distribution of leaf life span and species diversity of trees simulated by a leaf-longevity model

Vegetatio

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-67

  Kikuzawa, Kihachiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Altitudinal distribution; Deciduousness; Evergreenness; Latitudinal distribution; Monsoon Asia; Number of trees species

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION; DECIDUOUSNESS; EVERGREENNESS; LATITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION; LEAF-LONGEVITY MODEL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE;

ASIA, (EAST);

EID: 0029668687     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00052816     Document Type: Article

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