Trait correlation networks: a whole-plant perspective on the recently criticized leaf economic spectrum

New Phytol. 2014 Jan;201(2):378-382. doi: 10.1111/nph.12547. Epub 2013 Oct 7.

Authors

Hendrik Poorter¹, Hans Lambers², John R Evans³

Affiliations

¹ IBG-2 Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425, Jülich, Germany.
² School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
³ Division of Plant Sciences, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia.

PMID: 24117716
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12547

No abstract available

Keywords: C-budget; leaf economic spectrum (LES); photosynthesis; plant ecological strategies; relative growth rate; specific leaf area (SLA).

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Models, Biological
Photosynthesis*
Plant Leaves / anatomy & histology
Plant Leaves / metabolism
Plant Leaves / physiology*