Exploring variation in leaf mass per area (LMA) from leaf to cell: an anatomical analysis of 26 woody species.

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  American-Eurasian journal of botany

• Publication date

  2013-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.3732/ajb.1200562PMID 24107583
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