Plant allometry, stoichiometry and the temperature-dependence of primary productivity

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 585-598

  Kerkhoff, Andrew J ^a,d,e   Enquist, Brian J ^a,e   Elser, James J ^b   Fagan, William F ^c,f  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystems; Global ecology; Gradients; Growth rate hypothesis; Macroecology; Nutrient productivity; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MACROECOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 28244442809     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-822X.2005.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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