Differential leaf traits of a neotropical tree Cariniana legalis (Mart.) Kuntze (Lecythidaceae): Comparing saplings and emergent trees

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-88

  Sanches, Maria Cristina ^a   Ribeiro, Sérvio Pontes ^b   Dalvi, Valdnéa Casagrande ^b   da Silva Junior, Milton Barbosa ^b   de Sousa, Hildeberto Caldas ^b   de Lemos Filho, José Pires ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Forest canopy; Leaf anatomy; Leaf mass area; Stomatal conductance; Stomatal density

Indexed keywords

FOREST CANOPIES; LEAF ANATOMY; LEAF MASS AREAS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; STOMATAL DENSITY;

CHLOROPHYLL; PLANTS (BOTANY); PORPHYRINS;

FORESTRY;

ANATOMY; CHLOROPHYLLS; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; LEAVES; PLANTS;

CARINIANA LEGALIS; LECYTHIDACEAE;

EID: 73649096556     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-009-0380-6     Document Type: Article

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