Foliar functional traits that predict plant biomass response to warming

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 919-927

  Gornish, Elise S ^a   Prather, Chelse M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; GloPNet; Leaf life span; Leaf mass per area; Log response ratio; Plant growth; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; PLANT COMMUNITY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84902384293     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12150     Document Type: Article

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