Adaptive significance of C partitioning and regulation of specific leaf area in Betula pendula

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-190

  Wirtz, Kai W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic optimization model; Logarithmic growth; Nitrogen uptake; SLA; Starch accumulation; Transient acclimation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARBON; LEAF AREA; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREE;

BETULA PENDULA; PENDULA;

EID: 0037302895     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.3.181     Document Type: Article

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