How strong is intracanopy leaf plasticity in temperate deciduous trees?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 829-839

  Sack, Lawren ^a,b   Melcher, Peter J ^c   Liu, Wendy H ^b,d   Middleton, Erin ^c   Pardee, Tyler ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Guard cells; Hydraulic limitations; Leaf shape; Leaf size; Plant intelligence; Shade tolerance; Stomata; Succession

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EID: 33744750529     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.6.829     Document Type: Article

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