Nutrient concentration, resorption and lifespan: Leaf traits of Australian sclerophyll species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-19

  Wright, I J ^a   Westoby, M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leaf lifespan; Leaf mass per area; Leaf nutrients; Nutrient resorption

Indexed keywords

LEAF; LONGEVITY; NUTRIENT; RESORPTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037296148     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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