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

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

doi:10.1111/nph.12345

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

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

Macquarie University
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	322-323
Number of pages	2
Journal	New Phytologist
Volume	199
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12345
Publication status	Published - Jul 2013

Keywords

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

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