Ecological strategies in California chaparral: Interacting effects of soils, climate, and fire on specific leaf area

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 179-188

  Anacker, Brian ^a   Rajakaruna, Nishanta ^b   Ackerly, David ^c   Harrison, Susan ^a   Keeley, Jon ^d   Vasey, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Policy and Design   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84856137748     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2011.633573     Document Type: Article

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