Plant population growth and competition in a light gradient: A mathematical model of canopy partitioning

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-219

  Vance, Richard R ^a   Nevai, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy partitioning model; Canopy structure model; Clonal growth; Light competition; Plant competition; Plant energetics; Plant shading

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CLONAL GROWTH; COEXISTENCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; NICHE PARTITIONING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SHADING;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANOPY; CLONAL SPECIES; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SHADING; PLANT STEM; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS;

EID: 33847027288     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.10.015     Document Type: Article

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