Associations between leaf structure, orientation, and sunlight exposure in five Western Australian communities

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-63

  Smith, William K ^a   Bell, David T ^b   Shepherd, Kelly A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leaf orientation; Leaf structure; Photosynthesis; Precipitation; Rainfall; Sunlight; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

LEAF ORIENTATION; LEAF STRUCTURE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUNLIGHT;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIAN;

EID: 0031859511     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446554     Document Type: Article

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