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Causes and consequences of variation in leaf mass per area (LMA): a meta-analysis

The New phytologist, 2009-05, Vol.182 (3), p.565-588 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Causes and consequences of variation in leaf mass per area (LMA): a meta-analysis
Author: Poorter, Hendrik ; Niinemets, Ülo ; Poorter, Lourens ; Wright, Ian J. ; Villar, Rafael
Subjects: Biodiversity ; Biomass ; chemical composition ; co2 concentration ; construction costs ; Density ; dry-matter content ; Ecophysiology ; Ecosystem ; environment ; Functional groups ; functional types ; growth rate ; leaf anatomy ; Leaf area ; Leaves ; net assimilation rate ; Photosynthesis ; photosynthetic acclimation ; Plant ecology ; Plant growth ; Plant Leaves - anatomy & histology ; Plant Leaves - physiology ; Plants ; plasticity ; rain-forest ; relative growth-rate ; shade-tolerance ; Species ; Tansley Reviews ; Time Factors ; trait spectrum ; woody-plants
Is Part Of: The New phytologist, 2009-05, Vol.182 (3), p.565-588
Description: Summary 565 I. LMA in perspective 566 II. LMA in the field 567 III. Inherent differences 568 IV. Relation with anatomy and chemical composition 570 V. Environmental effects 572 VI. Differences in space and time 577 VII. Molecular regulation and physiology 579 VIII. Ecological consequences 580 IX. Conclusions and perspectives 582 Acknowledgements 582 References 582 Appendices 587
Publisher: Oxford, UK: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0028-646X
EISSN: 1469-8137
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02830.x
PMID: 19434804
Source: IngentaConnect Free/Open Access Journals
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