Leaf size modifies support biomass distribution among stems, petioles and mid-ribs in temperate plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-104

  Niinemets, Ülo ^a,b,c   Portsmuth, Angelika ^b   Tobias, Mari ^b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c CENTRO DI ECOLOGIA ALPINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leaf size; Leaf structure; Nitrogen content; Size function spectrum; Support costs

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; TREE;

BIOMASS; CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; TREES;

EID: 33744942372     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01741.x     Document Type: Article

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