Co-variations in litter decomposition, leaf traits and plant growth in species from a Mediterranean old-field succession

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-30

  Kazakou, E ^a   Vile, D ^a,b   Shipley, B ^b   Gallet, C ^c   Garnier, E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Leaf traits; Litter decomposability; Relative growth rate; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; SECONDARY SUCCESSION;

EID: 33645282248     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01080.x     Document Type: Article

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