A comparison of specific leaf area, chemical composition and leaf construction costs of field plants from 15 habitats differing in productivity

New Phytologist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 163-176

  Poorter, Hendrik ^a   De Jong, Rob ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Comparative approach; Construction costs; Field grown plants; Laboratory grown plants; Productivity; Specific leaf area; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT USE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0032783463     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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