Tropical dry forest trees and lianas differ in leaf economic spectrum traits but have overlapping water-use strategies

Werden, Leland K.; Waring, Bonnie G.; Smith-Martin, Christina M.; Powers, Jennifer S.

doi:10.1093/treephys/tpx135

Title: Tropical dry forest trees and lianas differ in leaf economic spectrum traits but have overlapping water-use strategies

Journal Article · Thu Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Tree Physiology (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpx135· OSTI ID:1540646

^[1]; Waring, Bonnie G. ^[2]; Smith-Martin, Christina M. ^[1]; Powers, Jennifer S. ^[3]

Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, 1445 Gortner Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
Department of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, USA; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, 1479 Gortner Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, 1445 Gortner Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, 1479 Gortner Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

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Journal Information:: Tree Physiology (Online), Vol. 38, Issue 4; ISSN 1758-4469

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

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