A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-380

  Cornelissen, J H C ^a   Lavorel, S ^b   Garnier, E ^b   Diaz S ^c   Buchmann, N ^d,e   Gurvich, D E ^c   Reich, P B ^f   Ter Steege, H ^g   Morgan, H D ^h   Van Der Heijden, M G A ^a   Pausas, J G ⁱ   Poorter, H ^g  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTANY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

EID: 0041783068     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT02124     Document Type: Review

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