Canopy chemistry expresses the life-history strategies of lianas and trees

Ecology of Lianas

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 299-308

  Asner, Gregory P ^a   Martin, Roberta E ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy lianas; Ecoregions; Leaf chemical database; Soils; Trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926511889     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118392409.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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