Imbricacy and stomatal wax plugs reduce maximum leaf conductance in southern hemisphere conifers

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 657-668

  Brodribb, Tim ^a   Hill, Roben S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0031451453     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96060     Document Type: Article

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