The functional significance of leaf angle in Eucalyptus

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 619-639

  King, David A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; HEAT LOAD; LEAF ANGLE; LIGHT INTERCEPTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0031464886     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96063     Document Type: Article

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