A cost-benefit analysis of leaves of eight Australian savanna tree species of differing leaf life-span

Photosynthetica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 575-586

  Eamus, D ^a   Myers, B ^a   Duff, G ^c   Williams, R ^a,b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Division of Wildlife and Ecology ^*

Author keywords

Ash; Deciduous and evergreen trees; Fat; Heat of combustion; Maintenance and construction costs; Nitrogen content; Photosynthetic rate; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CARBON ASSIMILATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; LEAF RESPIRATION; NITROGEN;

EID: 0033400840     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007048222329     Document Type: Article

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