Lorentzian model of roots for understory yellow birch and sugar maple saplings

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-322

  Cheng, Song ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lorentzian model; Root biomass; Root traits; Sugar maple; Yellow birch

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

BIOMASS; CANOPY GAP; DECIDUOUS TREE; NUMERICAL METHOD; ROOT; UNDERSTORY;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ARTICLE; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BIOMASS; BIRCH; CANADA; CANOPY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; LORENTZIAN MODEL; MODEL; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ACER; BETULA; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PLANT ROOTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS;

EID: 34247109080     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.12.026     Document Type: Article

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