Do we Underestimate the Importance of Leaf Size in Plant Economics? Disproportional Scaling of Support Costs Within the Spectrum of Leaf Physiognomy

• DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm107
• Publication Date: 2007-06-23T01:07:22Z
• Authors: Ülo Niinemets; Angelika Portsmuth; David Tena; Mari Tobias; Silvia Matesanz; Fernando Valladares
• Keywords: Physiognomy; Leaf size

BackgroundBroad scaling relationships between leaf size and function do not take into account that leaves of different may contain fractions support in petiole mid-rib.