A broader perspective on plant domestication and nutrient and carbon cycling

New Phytologist

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 331-333

  Cornwell, William K ^a   Cornelissen, Johannes H C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Domestication; Global carbon cycle; Leaf economic spectrum (LES); Nutrient cycling; Selection; Wild plants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEM; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84875535366     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12219     Document Type: Note

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