Growth-survival trade-offs and allometries in rosette-forming perennials

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-225

  Metcalf, C J E ^a,d   Rees, M ^b   Alexander, J M ^c   Rose, K ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometry; Demography; Monocarp; Relative growth rate (RGR); Specific leaf area (SLA)

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF AREA; PERENNIAL PLANT;

SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 33646546016     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01084.x     Document Type: Article

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