Spatial and temporal variations in leaf area index, specific leaf area and leaf nitrogen of two co-occurring savanna tree species

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-216

  Simioni, Guillaume ^a,b   Gignoux, Jacques ^a   Le Roux, Xavier ^c,d   Appé, Raphaëlle ^a   Benest, Daniele ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c PIAF   (France)

^d University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Crossopteryx febrifuga; Cussonia arborea; LAI; Lamto; Phenology; Shading; SLA

Indexed keywords

LEAF AREA INDEX; NITROGEN; SAVANNA; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; LAMTO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CROSSOPTERYX FEBRIFUGA; CUSSONIA; CUSSONIA ARBOREA;

EID: 1542351114     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.2.205     Document Type: Article

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