Disentangling the effects of root foraging and inherent growth rate on plant biomass accumulation in heterogeneous environments: A modelling study

Annals of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-311

  Fransen, B ^a   De Kroon, H ^a   De Kovel, C G F ^b   Van Den Bosch, F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental heterogeneity; Foraging; Growth rate; Model; Nitrogen uptake; Nitrogen utilization; Patchiness; Plant growth; Plasticity; Root placement

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; ROOT SYSTEM;

EID: 0032833584     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1999.0921     Document Type: Article

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