Ecological and evolutionary lability of plant traits affecting carbon and nutrient cycling

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 302-314

  Donovan, Lisa A ^a   Mason, Chase M ^a   Bowsher, Alan W ^a   Goolsby, Eric W ^a   Ishibashi, Caitlin D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; Decomposition; Ecophysiology; Evolution; Helianthus; Leaf economics spectrum; Leaf mass per area; Leaf nitrogen; Specific root length

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894106696     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12193     Document Type: Article

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