Climate uncertainty on leaf surfaces: The biophysics of leaf microclimates and their consequences for leaf-dwelling organisms

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 844-853

  Pincebourde, Sylvain ^a   Woods, H Arthur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Global warming; Herbivory; Humidity; Leaf microclimate; Plant insect relationships; Stomata; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMPLITUDE; BOUNDARY LAYER; EXTINCTION; GLOBAL WARMING; HERBIVORY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84864006758     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02013.x     Document Type: Article

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