Understanding ecological variation across species: area-based vs mass-based expression of leaf traits

Mark Westoby, Peter B. Reich, Ian J. Wright

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    Abstract

    This article discusses the paper by Lloyd et al. (2013, in this issue of New Phytologist, pp. 311–321), a paper that sets out to criticize the leaf economic spectrum (LES) described by Wright et al. (2004).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)322-323
    Number of pages2
    JournalNew Phytologist
    Volume199
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013

    Keywords

    • Leaf economic spectrum (LES)
    • Leaf mass per area (LMA)
    • Leaf nutrients
    • Photosynthesis
    • Plant ecological strategies

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