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Relative contributions of leaf area ratio and net assimilation rate to change in growth rate depend on growth temperature: comparative analysis of subantarctic and alpine grasses

Date

Authors

Medek, Danielle

Ball, Marilyn

Schortemeyer, Marcus

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Abstract

• The present study shows that the relative contributions of leaf area ratio (LAR) and net assimilation rate (NAR) to variation among species in relative growth rate (RGR) depend on growth temperature. • We grew three subantarctic and three alpine Poa

Keywords

Keywords: alpine environment; assimilation efficiency; comparative study; grass; growth rate; growth response; leaf area; subantarctic region; temperature tolerance; adaptation; article; comparative study; ecosystem; growth, development and aging; heat; histology; Alpine; Growth analysis; Poa; Subantarctic; Temperature

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/50585

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

New Phytologist

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02097.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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