Least-cost input mixtures of water and nitrogen for photosynthesis

American Naturalist

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 98-111

  Wright, Ian J ^a   Reich, Peter B ^b   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf economics; Nitrogen use efficiency; Photosynthesis; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; RAIN; WATER;

NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DARKNESS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMIDITY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; SWEATING; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; DARKNESS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMIDITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PLANTS; RAIN; UNITED STATES; WATER;

EID: 0346664359     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/344920     Document Type: Article

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