Mechanical and ecophysiological significance of the form of a young Acer rufinerve tree: Vertical gradient in branch mechanical properties

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1549-1558

  Sone, Kosei ^a,b   Noguchi, K ^a,b   Terashima, Ichiro ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beam theory; Biomechanics; Branch priority; Crown position; Deflection and inclination; Elastic modulus; Equilibrium position; Fiber cell wall density and thickness; Light transmission and interception; Reaction wood; Stress; Tree architecture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEFLECTION; ELASTIC MODULUS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRESS;

ACER; ACER RUFINERVE;

EID: 33845865287     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.12.1549     Document Type: Article

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