Leaf habit does not predict leaf functional traits in cerrado woody species

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 404-412

  Cianciaruso, Marcus V ^a   Silva, Igor A ^b   Manica, Lilian T ^c   Souza, João Paulo ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Deciduousness; Leaf life span; Seasonality; Specific leaf area; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879890856     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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