Biomass allocation, growth, and photosynthesis of genotypes from native and introduced ranges of the tropical shrub Clidemia hirta

Oecologia

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 521-531

  DeWalt, Saara J ^a,d   Denslow, Julie S ^b   Hamrick, J L ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common garden; Growth rates; Invasive species; Phenotypic plasticity; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HOME RANGE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHADE TOLERANCE; SHRUB;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COSTA RICA; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MELASTOMATACEAE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES;

BIOMASS; COSTA RICA; GENOTYPE; HAWAII; HUMANS; MELASTOMATACEAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; SUNLIGHT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLIDEMIA; CLIDEMIA HIRTA; HAWAIIA; MELASTOMATACEAE;

EID: 1642310634     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1462-6     Document Type: Article

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