An open-ended logistic-based growth function

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 184, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 257-261

  Thornley, John H M ^a,c   France, James ^b   Cannell, M G R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Logistic; Model; Open ended; Variable asymptote

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE; LOGISTIC EQUATIONS; ORGANISM GROWTH;

ECOSYSTEMS;

GROWTH MODELING; LOGISTICS; NUTRITION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 16344384453     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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