A comparative study of leaf nutrient concentrations in a regional herbaceous flora

New Phytologist

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 679-689

  Thompson, Ken ^a   Parkinson, John A ^b   Band, Stuart R ^a   Spencer, Rita E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Land use; Mineral nutrients; pH; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031460019     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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