每单位面积的叶脉长度和口腔密度之间有显著的相关性:来自红尖和中国光阴的证据

Ke He1,2, Karl J Niklas3, Ülo Niinemets4,5

  • 1Architectural Design and Research Institute, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.

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概括

叶子中的口腔密度 (SD) 与静脉总面积无关,而是与静脉总长度相关. 未来的研究应该专注于静脉长度,而不是静脉面积,以了解叶子的液压和气体交换特性.

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