Combined use of leaf size and economics traits allows direct comparison of hydrophyte and terrestrial herbaceous adaptive strategies

Annals of Botany

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1047-1053

  Pierce, Simon ^a   Brusa, Guido ^b   Sartori, Matteo ^b   Cerabolini, Bruno E L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquatic plant; plant economics spectrum; plant functional type; universal adaptive strategy theory; worldwide leaf economics spectrum

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; WATER;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC PLANT; GROWTH FORM; HERB; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EMBRYOPHYTA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; EMBRYOPHYTA; NITROGEN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; WATER;

SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84859208171     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs021     Document Type: Article

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