Abstract Background and Aims Leaf size has considerable ecological relevance, making it
desirable to obtain leaf size estimations for as many species worldwide as possible. Current …

One of the most notable ecological trends—described more than 2,300 years ago by
Theophrastus—is the association of small leaves with dry and cold climates, which has …

Premise The nondestructive measurement of leaf area is important for expediting data
acquisition in the field. The Montgomery equation (ME) assumes that leaf area (A) is a …

Key message A generalized performance equation is proposed to fit the Lorenz curve of the
leaf size distribution of an individual plant and is validated using 12 individual bamboo …

Abstract Background and Aims Leaf area (A) is a crucial indicator of the photosynthetic
capacity of plants. The Montgomery equation (ME), which hypothesizes that A is proportional …

The leaf area, as an important leaf functional trait, is thought to be related to leaf length and
width. Our recent study showed that the Montgomery equation, which assumes that leaf area …

The simplified Gielis equation (SGE) can approximately describe the leaf shapes of many
different broad-leaved plant species by replacing two parameters of the SGE with leaf width …

Abstract Background and Aims The Montgomery–Koyama–Smith (MKS) equation predicts
that total leaf area per shoot is proportional to the product of the sum of individual leaf widths …

Leaf area is an important indicator of photosynthetic capacity in plants. Knowledge of the
variation of leaf shape at an individual level or a population level can help by accurately …

Total leaf area per plant is an important measure of the photosynthetic capacity of an
individual plant that together with plant density drives the canopy leaf area index, that is, the …