Leaf mass per area ratio in Quercus ilex leaves under a wide range of climatic conditions. The importance of low temperatures

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 168-173

  Ogaya, Romà ^a   Peñuelas, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate influence; Leaf area index (LAI); Leaf mass per area (LMA); Mediterranean vegetation; Quercus ilex

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; LEAF AREA INDEX; LOW TEMPERATURE; MASS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 33847331544     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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