Comparison of leaf construction costs in woody species with differing leaf life-spans in contrasting ecosystems

New Phytologist

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 213-226

  Villar, Rafael ^a,b   Merino, José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Construction cost; Deciduous; Evergreen; Heat of combustion; Leaf size; Lipids; Nitrogen; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034936951     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2001.00147.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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