Production ecology of agroforestry systems: A minimal mechanistic model and analytical derivation of the land equivalent ratio

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 608-623

  Keesman, K J ^a   van der Werf, W ^a   van Keulen, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Analysis; Land equivalent ratio; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CROPS; ECOLOGY; LIGHT EXTINCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AGROFORESTRY; LAND EQUIVALENT RATIO; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

AGROFORESTRY; BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DRY MATTER; LEAF AREA; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENESCENCE; SILVICULTURE; YIELD;

AGROFORESTRY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BUD; CROP; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANTING DENSITY; SENESCENCE; SHOOT; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS THEORY; TREES;

AGRONOMY; ECOLOGY; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; LEAVES; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 34548550632     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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