Development of the Monsi-Saeki theory on canopy structure and function

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 483-494

  Hirose, Tadaki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boysen Jensen; Canopy photosynthesis; Coexistence; Competition; Cost benefit analysis; Light; Model; Monsi Saeki theory; Nitrogen; Plant community; Resource use; Size structure

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LIGHT ATTENUATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOTANY; HISTORY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TREE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BOTANY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; TREES;

EID: 14944352377     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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