Relationships between leaf lifespan and structural defences in a low-nutrient, sclerophyll flora

Functional Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 351-359

  Wright, I J ^a   Cannon, K ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leaf toughness; Nutrient resorption; Specific leaf area; Tissue density

Indexed keywords

LEAF; LONGEVITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0034925494     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2001.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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