Leaf anatomy is associated with the type of growth form in neotropical savanna plants

Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 507-518

  Rossatto, Davi R ^a   Kolb, Rosana M ^a   Franco, Augusto C ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Growth forms; Leaf anatomy; LMA; NMDS analysis

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; COEXISTENCE; GROWTH FORM; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF; NEOTROPICAL REGION; SAVANNA; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BRAZIL;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 84938281649     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2015-0001     Document Type: Article

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