Anatomical basis of the change in leaf mass per area and nitrogen investment with relative irradiance within the canopy of eight temperate tree species

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-195

  Aranda, I ^a   Pardo, F ^b   Gil, L ^b   Pardos, J A ^b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b Fisiologia y Genetica Forestal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Broad leaved species; Leaf mass per area; Nitrogen content

Indexed keywords

IRRADIANCE; LEAF AREA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; SHADE TOLERANCE;

CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; ILEX; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 2642545954     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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