Seed mass and light-demand: The need to control for soil-type and plant stature

New Phytologist

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 169-170

  Grubb, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031833127     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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