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Total foliar area and average leaf age may be more strongly associated with branching frequency than with leaf longevity in temperate conifers |
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| Authors: | Ü lo Niinemets, Aljona Lukjanova |
| Affiliation: | Department of Plant Physiology, University of Tartu, Riia 23, Tartu 51011, Estonia;;Department of Ecophysiology, Institute of Ecology, Tallinn Pedagogical University, Kevade 2, Tallinn 10137, Estonia |
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| Keywords: | Abies balsamea bifurcation ratio canopy dynamics Gompertz function leaf longevity Picea abies Pinus sylvestris |