Evolutionary divergences in leaf structure and chemistry, comparing rainfall and soil nutrient gradients

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 569-588

  Cunningham, Saul A ^a   Summerhayes, Bryan ^a   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Leaf attributes; Leaf nitrogen; Phylogeny; Plant defense; Rainfall gradient; Sclerophylly; Soil nutrient gradient; Soil phosphorus; Specific leaf area; Stress

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAINFALL; SOIL NUTRIENT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0032742485     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(1999)069[0569:EDILSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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