Consistency between an allometric approach and optimal partitioning theory in global patterns of plant biomass allocation

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 713-720

  McCarthy, M C ^a   Enquist, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass partitioning; Environmental variation; Optimal partitioning; Plant allometry

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIMITING FACTOR; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EID: 34447341152     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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