Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 964-977

  Fonseca, Carlos Roberto ^a,b   Overton, Jacob McC ^a,c   Collins, Bronwyn ^a,d   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological strategies; Environmental gradients; Leaf width; Plant height; Sclerophylly; Specific leaf area; Stress; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CANOPY; EVOLUTION; LEAF AREA INDEX; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; RAIN; STRESS TOLERANCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFALL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034495789     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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