Differences in construction costs and chemical composition between deciduous and evergreen woody species are small as compared to differences among families.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Plant, Cell and Environment

• Publication date

  2006-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1365-3040.2006.01540.XPMID 16898023
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