Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Current Shoot
1-year Leaves
2-year Leaves
Fig. 3.4
Number of leaves in annual whorls of shoot growth in
Osmanthus chinensis
, a broadleaf
ornamental evergreen tree in Japan
Fig. 3.5
Decline in initial
cohort of needles over time
(in Xiao 2003; drawn by KK
after Xiao)
analysis, as it would in a shoot-based analysis of species with long-lived leaves as
well. In all the census methods for estimating leaf longevity, error variance inevi-
tably increases with leaf longevity.
