A model of dynamics of leaves and nitrogen in a plant canopy: An integration of canopy photosynthesis, leaf life span, and nitrogen use efficiency

American Naturalist

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-164

  Hikosaka, Kouki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; Environmental response; Interspecific difference; Leaf turnover

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

CANOPY; LEAF; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042477599     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/376576     Document Type: Article

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