Seedling growth, allocation and leaf attributes in a wide range of woody plant species and types

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 755-765

  Cornelissen, J H C ^a   Castro Diez, P ^b   Hunt, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climber; Deciduous; Evergreen; LAR; Life form; RGR; Shrub; SLA; Tree; Water content

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; LEAF CHARACTERISTICS; RELATIVE GROWTH RATE; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 0030431101     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261337     Document Type: Article

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