Altitudinal change in LAI and stand leaf biomass in tropical montane forests: A transect study in ecuador and a pan-tropical meta-analysis

Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 924-935

  Moser, Gerald ^a   Hertel, Dietrich ^a   Leuschner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elevation gradient; LAI; Leaf biomass; Leaf lifespan; Leaf litter production; Specific leaf area; Tropical montane forest

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEAF LITTER; META-ANALYSIS; MONTANE FOREST; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TRANSECT;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 37749032514     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-007-9063-6     Document Type: Article

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