Relationships between leaf life span, leaf mass per area, and leaf nitrogen cause different altitudinal changes in leaf δ13C between deciduous and evergreen species

Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1233-1241

  Takahashi, K ^a   Miyajima, Y ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Altitude; Foliar 13C; Leaf life span; Leaf mass per area; Leaf nitrogen; Stable carbon isotope ratio

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN; PHYTOMASS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 56049083989     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B08-093     Document Type: Article

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