Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology

New Phytologist

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 403-416

  Wright, Ian J ^a   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leaf lifespan (LL); Leaf mass per area; Nitrogen use; Sclerophylly; Toughness; Water use

Indexed keywords

LEAF; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAINFALL;

EID: 0036720501     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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