Specific leaf area relates to the differences in leaf construction cost, photosynthesis, nitrogen allocation, and use efficiencies between invasive and noninvasive alien congeners

Planta

Volumn 228, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-390

  Feng, Yu Long ^a   Fu, Gai Lan ^a   Zheng, Yu Long ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Congeneric comparison; Invasiveness; Nitrogen allocation; Nitrogen use efficiency; Photosynthesis; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PEPEROMIA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIGHT; NITROGEN; PEPEROMIA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES;

OXALIS CORYMBOSA; PEPEROMIA; PEPEROMIA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 47249113369     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-008-0732-2     Document Type: Article

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