Ecological significance of leaf life span among Central European grass species

Oikos

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-50

  Ryser, P ^a   Urbas, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LEAF; LONGEVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

EID: 0033662110     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.910104.x     Document Type: Article

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