Transpiration and stomatal control: A cross-species study of leaf traits in 39 evergreen and deciduous broadleaved subtropical tree species

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 901-914

  Kröber, Wenzel ^a   Bruelheide, Helge ^a,b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH IDIV HALLE JENA LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BEF China; Biodiversity ecosystem functioning; Leaf economics spectrum; Leaf traits; Stomatal conductance; Subtropics

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); TROPICS;

BEF-CHINA; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; LEAF ECONOMICS SPECTRUM; LEAF TRAITS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SUBTROPICS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; LEAVES; NITROGEN; TROPICS;

EID: 84900837313     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-014-1004-3     Document Type: Article

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