Understanding seedling growth relationships through specific leaf area and leaf nitrogen concentration: Generalisations across growth forms and growth irradiance

Oecologia

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-29

  Wright, Ian J ^a   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological strategies Relative growth rate; Nitrogen productivity

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN; SEEDLING;

EID: 0035026983     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000554     Document Type: Article

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