Relative growth rate and biomass allocation in ten woody species with different leaf longevity using phylogenetic independent contrasts (PICs)

Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 484-494

  Ruiz Robleto, J ^a,b   Villar, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b Rafael Landívar University   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Deciduous; Evergreen; Leaf area ratio; Net assimilation rate; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH RATE; PHYLOGENETICS; WOODY PLANT;

ARTICLE; CAPRIFOLIACEAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FAGACEAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OLEACEAE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; RHAMNACEAE; ROSACEAE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CAPRIFOLIACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; FAGACEAE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; OLEACEAE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; RHAMNACEAE; ROSACEAE; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 25844476841     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865905     Document Type: Article

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