Variability of specific leaf area (SLA) across taxa, sites and crown zones was determined for four sub-tropical hardwood species, Eucalyptus grandis, E. cloeziana, E. argophloia and Corymbia citriodora ssp. variegata, growing in south-eastern Queensland. Mean SLA values were stable amongst those taxa sampled on dry sites but varied markedly between provenances of E. grandis on a moist site. Mean SLA did not vary significantly with crown zone in any of these four sub-tropical eucalypts, which is in contrast to that observed in temperate species, both in Australia and overseas. A provenance of E. cloeziana from a moist coastal site exhibited the largest SLA of all taxa studied.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	leaf area, variation, species differences, provenance, environment, subtropics, models, Eucalyptus, Queenslad
Research Division:	Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Research Group:	Forestry Sciences
Research Field:	Forestry Management and Environment
Objective Division:	Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
Objective Group:	Forestry
Objective Field:	Hardwood Plantations
Author:	Hunt, MA (Professor Mark Hunt)
Author:	Battaglia, M (Dr Michael Battaglia)
ID Code:	102721
Year Published:	2007
Deposited By:	Plant Science
Deposited On:	2015-09-04
Last Modified:	2015-10-06
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