Modelling below- and above-ground biomass for non-woody and woody plants

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 315-321

  Niklas, Karl J ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Root biomass; Shoot : root ratios; Shoot biomass

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOMASS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT COMPONENTS;

EID: 16644365936     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci028     Document Type: Article

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