Optimal photosynthetic characteristics of individual plants in vegetation stands and implications for species coexistence

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 495-506

  Anten, Niels P R ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; Canopy structure; Game theory; Leaf area index; Light; Nitrogen; Optimization; Photosynthesis; Species co existence

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; COEXISTENCE; GAME THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ADAPTATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; GAME; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GAME THEORY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 14944340772     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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