The intriguing paradox of leaf lifespan responses to nitrogen availability

Leaf life span optimizes annual biomass production rather than plant photosynthetic capacity in an evergreen shrub

(2010) C. Marty et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Controls on declining carbon balance with leaf age among 10 woody species in Australian woodland: do leaves have zero daily net carbon balances when they die?

(2009) Peter B. Reich et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Carbon balance of the oldest and most-shaded leaves in a vegetation: a litmus test for canopy models

(2009) Niels P. R. Anten et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Endogenous sink-source interactions and soil nitrogen regulate leaf life-span in an evergreen shrub

(2009) C. Marty et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Does leaf shedding increase the whole-plant carbon gain despite some nitrogen being lost with shedding?

(2008) Shimpei Oikawa et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Nitrogen supply effects on leaf dynamics and nutrient input into the soil of plant species in a sub-arctic tundra ecosystem

(2008) Rien Aerts   POLAR BIOLOGY

Influence of nitrogen and potassium fertilization on leaf lifespan and allocation of above-ground growth in Eucalyptus plantations

(2008) J.-P. Laclau et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY