Consistency between an allometric approach and optimal partitioning theory in global patterns of plant biomass allocation

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Functional Ecology

• Publication date

  2007-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1365-2435.2007.01276.X
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