Root tapering between branching points should be included in fractal root system analysis

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 207, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 363-366

  Soethe, N ^a   Lehmann, J ^b   Engels, C ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Leonardo's rule; Proportionality factor; Root architecture; Root biomass; Self similarity; WanFBA

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA (CSA); FRACTAL ROOT SYSTEM ANALYSIS; LEONARDO'S RULE; PROPORTIONALITY FACTOR;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANGIOSPERM; BIOMASS; CROSS SECTION; MODELING; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM;

CLETHRA REVOLUTA; GRAFFENRIEDA EMARGINATA; STYRACACEAE; STYRAX FOVEOLARIA; VISMIA; WEINMANNIA;

EID: 34548382192     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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