Juvenile foliage and the scaling of tree proportions, with emphasis on Eucalyptus

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1944-1954

  King, David A ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Cost benefit analysis; Eucalyptus; Foliar properties vs. stem allometry and plant size; Growth rate vs. leaf mass per area; Leaf area index and mass per area vs. plant size; Leaf mass per area in juvenile vs. adult leaves; Ontogeny; Optimization; Specific leaf area; Stem allometry

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOLIAGE; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA INDEX; TREE;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0032851870     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1944:jfatso]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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