Seasonal differences in leaf-level physiology give lianas a competitive advantage over trees in a tropical seasonal forest

Oecologia

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Cai, Zhi Quan ^a,d   Schnitzer, Stefan A ^b,c   Bongers, Frans ^d  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Liana distribution; Nitrogen use efficiency; Tropical forest physiology; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ABUNDANCE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHINA; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

EID: 67649383120     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1355-4     Document Type: Article

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