Relative growth rate variation of evergreen and deciduous savanna tree species is driven by different traits
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Relative growth rate variation of evergreen and deciduous savanna tree species is driven by different traits.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Plant relative growth rate (RGR) depends on biomass allocation to leaves (leaf mass fraction, LMF), efficient construction of leaf surface area (specific leaf area, SLA) and biomass growth per unit leaf area (net assimilation rate, NAR). Functional groups of species may differ in any of these traits, potentially resulting in (1) differences in mean RGR of groups, and (2) dif...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Botany
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1095-8290,0305-7364
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu107