On the vegetative biomass partitioning of seed plant leaves, stems, and roots

American Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 482-497

  Niklas, Karl J ^a   Enquist, Brian J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomass allocation; Organ growth; Plant size; Seed plants

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; LIFE HISTORY; PLANT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0036232028     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339459     Document Type: Article

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