The capture and gratuitous disposal of resources by plants

Functional Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-12

  Thomas, H ^a   Sadras, V O ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abscission; Carbon; Evolution; Leaf; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Root; Sen escence

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; NUTRIENT; PLANT; WATER;

EID: 0035128709     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2001.00488.x     Document Type: Review

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