Specific leaf area explains differences in leaf traits between congeneric savanna and forest trees

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 932-940

  Hoffmann, W A ^a   Franco, A C ^b   Moreira, M Z ^c   Haridasan, M ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Isotopes; Phylogenetically independent contrasts; Specific leaf area; Tropical forest; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CERRADO; FOREST DYNAMICS; GROWING SEASON; LEAF AREA; LIFE HISTORY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NATIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PH; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SAVANNA; TROPICAL FOREST;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750704451     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01045.x     Document Type: Review

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