Variation in Leaf Structure

1. Biotic and abiotic consequences of differences in leaf structure; 2. A mechanical perspective on foliage leaf form and function; 3. Modelling leaf expansion in a fluctuating environment: are changes in specific leaf area a consequence of changes in expansion rate?; 4. Specific leaf area in barley: individual leaves versus whole plants; 5. Leaf structure and specific leaf mass: the alpine desert plants of the Eastern Pamirs, Tadjikstan; 6. Contribution of carbohydrate pools to the variations in leaf mass per area of tomato leaves; 7. Leaf structure and chemical composition as affected by elevated CO2: genotypic responses of two perennial grasses; 8. The relationship between leaf composition and morphology at elevated CO2 concentrations; 9. Profiles of photosynthetic oxygen evolution within leaves of Spinacia oleracea; 10. Leaf anatomy enables more equal access to light and CO2 between chloroplasts; 11. Assessing leaf pigment content and activity with a reflectometer; 12. Relationships between photosynthesis, nitrogen and leaf structure in 14 grass species and their dependence on the basis of expression; 13. Low-light carbon balance and shade tolerance in the seedlings of woody plants: do winter deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen species differ?; 14. Specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content as alternative predictors of plant strategies; 15. A comparison of specific leaf area, chemical composition and leaf construction costs of field plants from 15 habitats differing in productivity; 16. Leaf life span and nutrient resorption as determinants of plant nutrient conservation in temperate-arctic regions; 17. Leaf structure and defence control litter decomposition rate across species and life forms in regional floras on two continents; 18. Carbon gain in a multispecies canopy: the role of specific leaf area and photosynthetic-nitrogen-use efficiency in the tragedy of the commons; 19. The functional significance of leaf structure: a search for generalizations.