The role of leaf height in plant competition for sunlight: Analysis of a canopy partitioning model

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-124

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy partitioning model; Canopy structure model; Light competition; Mathematical model; Plant competition; Stable coexistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849151147     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2008.5.101     Document Type: Article

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