Convergent elevation trends in canopy chemical traits of tropical forests

Global Change Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2216-2227

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

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical phylogeny; Functional biogeography; Functional traits; Leaf traits; Plant traits

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST CANOPY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; LEAF AREA; PHYLOGENY; TROPICAL FOREST;

CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL;

ALTITUDE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ALTITUDE; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORESTS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84960914387     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13164     Document Type: Article

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