The importance of tissue density for growth and life span of leaves and roots: A comparison of five ecologically contrasting grasses

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 717-723

  Ryser, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Nutrient limitation; plant strategy; resource acquisition; root morphology; tissue water content

Indexed keywords

GRASS; GROWTH; LEAF; LIFE SPAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ROOT; TISSUE DENSITY;

POACEAE;

EID: 0030303678     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390506     Document Type: Article

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