The relationships between resource availability, plant succession, and species' life history traits are often considered key to understanding variation among species and communities. Leaf lifespan is ...

The identification of the mechanisms that promote and maintain primary production in terrestrial ecosystems is a central question in ecology, especially in the context of anthropogenic global change 7 ...

Elongation of successive leaves was measured following defoliation of tall fescue plants in controlled environments. Measurements were made under constant temperatures of 24 °C and 14 °C, and after ...