Allometric scaling of production and life-history variation in vascular plants

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ReproductionAllometryInterspecific competitionVariation (astronomy)Life historyBiologyEcologyLife history theoryGrowth rateCanopyTree (set theory)Production (economics)MathematicsEconomics

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 401
Issue: 6756
Pages: 907-911
Citations: 696
Access: Closed

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                                    Brian J. Enquist, 
                                
                                    Geoffrey B. West, 
                                
                                    Eric L. Charnov
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Allometric scaling of production and life-history variation in vascular plants. 
                            Nature
                            , 401
                            (6756)
                            , 907-911.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/44819
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/44819