The leaf mass/number trade-off of Kleiman and Aarssen implies constancy of leaf biomass, its density and carbon uptake in forest stands: Scaling up from shoot to stand level

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 188-191

  Ogawa, Kazuharu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling theory; Carbon uptake; Constancy; Forest canopy closure; Forest stand; Leaf biomass; Leaf biomass density; Leaf mass number trade off; Scaling up; Shoot

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FOREST CANOPY; LEAF AREA; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 37149046168     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01311.x     Document Type: Review

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