The time value of leaf area

American Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 649-656

  Westoby, Mark ^a   Warton, David ^a   Reich, Peter B ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological strategies; Leaf longevity; Specific leaf area; Time discounting; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY BUDGET; INVESTMENT; LEAF AREA;

EID: 0034108336     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303346     Document Type: Article

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