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Hydraulic conductance of leaves correlates with leaf lifespan: implications for lifetime carbon gain
Article first published online: 6 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.04014.x
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Simonin, K. A., Limm, E. B. and Dawson, T. E. (2012), Hydraulic conductance of leaves correlates with leaf lifespan: implications for lifetime carbon gain. New Phytologist, 193: 939–947. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.04014.x
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- Issue published online: 2 FEB 2012
- Article first published online: 6 JAN 2012
- Received: 9 September 2011, Accepted: 16 November 2011
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