Modelling plant resource allocation and growth partitioning in response to environmental heterogeneity

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-77

  Yang, Zongjian ^a   Midmore, David J ^a  

^a Ctrl Queensland Univ R   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon allocation; Ecological model; Environmental heterogeneity; Light foraging; Phenotypic plasticity; Root growth

Indexed keywords

PLANT RESOURCE ALLOCATION; PLANT-ENVIRONMENT PARTITIONING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUTRITION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADAPTATION; GROWTH MODELING; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

NUTRITION; PLANT TISSUES; PLANTS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 7044222472     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.06.023     Document Type: Article

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