Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties - Onoda, Yusuke; Westoby, Mark; Adler, Peter B; Choong, Amy M.F; Clissold, Fiona J; Cornelissen, Johannes H.C; Díaz, Sandra; Dominy, Nathaniel J; Elgart, Alison; Enrico, Lucas; Fine, Paul V.A; Howard, Jerome J; et al. (Ecology letters, 2011)
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