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Relating Stomatal Conductance to Leaf Functional Traits
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Relating Stomatal Conductance to Leaf Functional Traits

Published on: October 12, 2015

Plantecology: the cost of leafing

John Whitfield

    Nature
    |December 1, 2006
    PubMed
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