Leaf size modifies support biomass distribution among stems, petioles and mid-ribs in temperate plants.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  New Phytologist

• Publication date

  2006-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1469-8137.2006.01741.XPMID 16771985
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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