Specific leaf area and leaf nitrogen concentration in annual and perennial grass species growing in Mediterranean old-fields

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 490-498

  Garnier, E ^a   Cordonnier, P ^a   Guillerm, J L ^a   Sonie L ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Annuals; Leaf density; Leaf nitrogen concentration; Leaf thickness; Perennials

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030847346     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050262     Document Type: Article

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