A theoretical approach to linking the composition and morphology with the function of leaves

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 683-695

  Roderick, M L ^a   Berry, S L ^a   Noble, I R ^a   Farquhar, G D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Density; Leaf nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Surface; Volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032753204     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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