Physical Limits to Leaf Size in Tall Trees
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Physical limits to leaf size in tall trees.
Leaf sizes in angiosperm trees vary by more than 3 orders of magnitude, from a few mm to over 1 m. This large morphological freedom is, however, only expressed in small trees, and the observed leaf size range declines with tree height, forming well-defined upper and lower boundaries. The vascular system of tall trees that distributes the products of photosynthesis connects distal parts of the p...
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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Biodiversité, Gènes and Communautés-Unité Mixte de Recherche 1202, F–33610 Cestas, France (M.L., R.B., S.D.); Université de Bordeaux, Biodiversité, Gènes and Communautés-Unité Mixte de Recherche 1202, F–33615 Pessac, France (M.L., R.B., S.D.); School of Biological Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia (T.J.B.); Hawkesbur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review Letters
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0031-9007,1079-7114
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.018104