Influence of four major plant traits on average height, leaf-area cover, net primary productivity, and biomass density in single-species forests: A theoretical investigation

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 148-164

  Falster, Daniel S ^a   Brännström, Åke ^b,c   Dieckmann, Ulf ^c   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allometry; Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Ecosystem services; Functional traits; Height; Leaf area index; Net primary productivity; Partial differential equation; Size asymmetric competition; Vegetation model

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CALIBRATION; CARBON CYCLE; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FECUNDITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROWTH MODELING; HEIGHT; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATURATION; METAPOPULATION; MORTALITY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHYTOMASS; SEED SIZE; SIZE STRUCTURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 78650311629     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01735.x     Document Type: Article

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