Why are evergreen leaves so contrary about shade?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 299-303

  Lusk, Christopher H ^a   Reich, Peter B ^b   Montgomery, Rebecca A ^b   Ackerly, David D ^c   Cavender Bares, Jeannine ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVERGREEN TREE; LIGHT EFFECT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONIFER; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONIFEROPHYTA; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 43749088722     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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