Life span and dynamics of leaves of herbaceous perennials in high-elevation environments: 'News from the elephant's leg'

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 413-425

  Diemer, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Altitude; Andes; Biogeography; Ecuador; Foliar nitrogen; Latitude; Leaf longevity; Paramo; SLA; Tropical

Indexed keywords

LEAF LIFE SPAN; LEAF MASS; MOUNTAIN PLANT; PERENNIAL PLANT;

SOUTH AMERICA, ANDES;

EID: 0031877515     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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