A framework for understanding the relationship between environment and vegetation based on the surface area to volume ratio of leaves

Functional Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 423-437

  Roderick, M L ^a   Berry, S L ^a   Noble, I R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate; Environmental gradients; Global change; Leaf morphology; Soil pH; Vegetation models

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0033833229     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2000.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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