Crossovers in seedling relative growth rates between low and high irradiance: Analyses and ecological potential (reply to Kitajima & Bolker 2003)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-287

  Sack, L ^a   Grubb, E J ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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GROWTH RATE;

EID: 0038063066     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.07402.x     Document Type: Review

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