Foliar nutrients in relation to growth, allocation and leaf traits in seedlings of a wide range of woody plant species and types

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 460-469

  Cornelissen, J H C ^a   Werger, M J A ^b   Castro Diez P ^c   Van Rheenen, J W A ^b   Rowland, A P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deciduous; Evergreen; Nitrogen; Potassium; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030769013     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050259     Document Type: Article

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