High leaf mass per area of related species assemblages may reflect low rainfall and carbon isotope discrimination rather than low phosphorus and nitrogen concentrations

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Functional Ecology

• Publication date

  2002-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1046/J.1365-2435.2002.00631.X
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