Is there a species spectrum within the world-wide leaf economics spectrum? Major variations in leaf functional traits in the Mediterranean sclerophyll Quercus ilex

New Phytologist

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 79-96

  Niinemets, Ülo ^a,b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic niche; Climatic drivers; Dry mass per unit area; Leaf economics spectrum; Leaf physiognomy; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Trait relationships

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS ILEX;

CLIMATE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; OAK; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHY; LINEAR MODELS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; QUERCUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84912005504     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.13001     Document Type: Review

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