Morphological and chemical leaf composition of Mediterranean evergreen tree species according to leaf age

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 669-677

  Mediavilla, Sonia ^a   González Zurdo, Patricia ^a   García Ciudad, Antonia ^b   Escudero, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibre concentration; Leaf age class; Leaf mass per area; Leaf thickness; Leaf tissue density; Mineral content

Indexed keywords

LEAF AGE; LEAF MASS PER AREA; LEAF THICKNESS; LEAF TISSUES; MINERAL CONTENT;

CELLULOSE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SILICATE MINERALS; TISSUE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

EID: 79960331886     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-011-0544-z     Document Type: Article

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