Leaf area and growth of juvenile temperate evergreens in low light: Species of contrasting shade tolerance change rank during ontogeny

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 820-828

  Lusk, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Allocation; Biomass distribution; Carbon balance; Leaf area ratio; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

CARBON BALANCE; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; ONTOGENY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHADE TOLERANCE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AEXTOXICON; AEXTOXICON PUNCTATUM; ARISTOTELIA; ARISTOTELIA CHILENSIS; EUCRYPHIA; EUCRYPHIA CORDIFOLIA; MYRCEUGENIA;

EID: 11144292193     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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