Leaf canopy as a dynamic system: Ecophysiology and optimality in leaf turnover

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 521-533

  Hikosaka, Kouki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy photosynthesis; Canopy structure; Cost benefit analysis; Evolutionarily stable strategy; Leaf area index; Leaf lifespan; Leaf senescence; Leaf turnover; Nitrogen resorption; Nitrogen turnover; Nitrogen use efficiency; Optimality model

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; LEAF; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SENESCENCE; TURNOVER;

NITROGEN;

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 14944346329     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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