A model on optimal root-shoot allocation and water transport in clonal plants

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 111, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 171-186

  Stuefer, Josef F ^a   During, Heinjo J ^a   Schieving, Feike ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Division of labour; Heterogeneous environment; Optimization model; Physiological integration

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; MODEL; PLANT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOT; WATER RELATIONS;

EID: 0032170687     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00101-X     Document Type: Article

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