Why do species of woody seedlings change rank in relative growth rate between low and high irradiance?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-154

  Sack, L ^a,b   Grubb, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035045555     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2001.00507.x     Document Type: Review

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