A new method of growth analysis for plants that experience periodic losses of leaf mass

Functional Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 804-811

  Anten, N P R ^a   Ackerly, D D ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Defoliation; Herbivory; Iterative approach; Net assimilation rate; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DEFOLIATION; GROWTH; METHODOLOGY;

CHAMAEDOREA ELEGANS;

EID: 0035665937     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-8463.2001.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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