Sentence examples for mean leaf mass from inspiring English sources
Across 10 20 taxa per region we found less investment in leaves with a mean leaf mass fraction of only 11% and instead a massive storage in below-ground compartments (rhizomes, tap roots), particularly at the colder Argentinean site.
On average, arthropod biomass was twice as high on net-enclosed branches (0.81 ± 0.05 mg arthropods/g wet leaf mass, mean ± S.E., n = 88) than on control branches (0.42 ± 0.04, n = 88).
Additionally, Royer et al. [27] observed that the site mean of tooth area/leaf perimeter inversely correlates with leaf mass per area, thus opening the possibility for reconstructing leaf mass per area from fossils.
Mean residence time and dry mass productivity were calculated per leaf number, leaf area, leaf mass and leaf N (collectively termed 'leaf variables') in order to analyse leaf dynamics and its effect on plant growth.
Sharma et al. ([2012b]) reported estimated mean leaf longevity for R. stylosa, B. gymnorhiza and K. obovata of 13.9, 17.2 and 12.1 months in the same study area using leaf mass and a leaf litterfall ratio (indirect method).
Specific leaf area (SLA) was calculated as the ratio between the leaf area and leaf dry mass [SLA = leaf area (cm2)/dry leaf mass (g)].
Single density values on leaf surfaces showed high variation around the mean leaf deposition.
The mean leaf longevity was estimated to be 13.1 month.
The dataset includes field measured leaf-level directional-hemispherical reflectance/transmittance together with seven important leaf traits [total chlorophyll (chlorophyll a and b), carotenoids, mass-based nitrogen concentration (Nmass), mass-based carbon concentration (Cmass), and leaf mass per area (LMA)].
Despite a significantly greater overall AGB the ericaceous community leaf mass is no larger than the graminoid community leaf mass or lichen moss dominated community AGB.
