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Leaf economics fundamentals explained by optimality principles

The life span of leaves increases with their mass per unit area (LMA). It is unclear why. Here, we show that this empirical generalization (the foundation of the worldwide leaf economics spectrum) is a consequence of natural selection, maximizing average net carbon gain over the leaf life cycle. Ana...

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Autores principales: Wang, Han, Prentice, I. Colin, Wright, Ian J., Warton, David I., Qiao, Shengchao, Xu, Xiangtao, Zhou, Jian, Kikuzawa, Kihachiro, Stenseth, Nils Chr.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9848425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36652527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add5667