Altitude trends in conifer leaf morphology and stable carbon isotope composition

Oecologia

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-40

  Hultine, K R ^a,b   Marshall, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope ratio; Evergreen conifers; Leaf mass per area; Leaf nitrogen content; Stomatal density

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS TREE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINUS CONTORTA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0034011746     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050986     Document Type: Article

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