The relationship between leaf composition and morphology at elevated CO2 concentrations

New Phytologist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-72

  Roderick, Michael L ^a   Berry, Sandra L ^a   Noble, Ian R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elevated CO2 ; Global change; Leaf composition; Leaf morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032782344     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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