Leaf size and angle vary widely across species: what consequences for light interception?
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- 16 April 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in New Phytologist
- Vol. 158 (3) , 509-525
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00765.x
Abstract
• Architecture can vary widely across species. Both steeper leaf angles and increased self-shading are thought to reduce potential carbon gain by decreasing total light interception. An alternati...Keywords
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