Biogeographic constraints on the world-wide leaf economics spectrum

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1137-1146

  Heberling, J Mason ^a   Fridley, Jason D ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergent evolution; Functional trait variation; Leaf lifespan; Leaf nitrogen; Leaf respiration; Photosynthetic rate; Plant metabolic efficiency; Plant strategy theory

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DATABASE; FLORA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84870240784     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2012.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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