Photosynthetic capacity increases with plant size

Botanica Acta

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 306-308

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometry; Epiphytes; Nitrogen; Orchids; Photosynthetic capactiy

Indexed keywords

DIMERANDRA EMARGINATA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 0030759509     PISSN: 09328629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1997.tb00644.x     Document Type: Article

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