%0 Journal Article
%T A meta-analysis of leaf nitrogen distribution within plant canopies
%A Akihiko Ito
%A Almaz Borjigidai
%A Atsuhiro Iio
%A Chiho Kamiyama
%A Hidemitsu Sakai
%A Kazuya Nishina
%A Kouki Hikosaka
%A Makoto Watanabe
%A Niels P. R. Anten
%A Shimpei Oikawa
%A Takayoshi Koike
%A Toshihiro Hasegawa
%J Archive of "Annals of Botany".
%D 2016
%R 10.1093/aob/mcw099
%X Background and aims Leaf nitrogen distribution in the plant canopy is an important determinant for canopy photosynthesis. Although the gradient of leaf nitrogen is formed along light gradients in the canopy, its quantitative variations among species and environmental responses remain unknown. Here, we conducted a global meta-analysis of leaf nitrogen distribution in plant canopies
%K Canopy photosynthesis
%K functional group
%K leaf area index
%K light extinction coefficient
%K light distribution
%K model
%K nitrogen allocation
%K nitrogen use
%K optimization
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4970363/