Allometric relationship between mean component biomass and density during the course of self-thinning for Fagopyrum esculentum populations

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3987-3997

  Li, Lei ^a   Zhou, Daowei ^b   Sheng, Lianxi ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3 2 power law of self thinning; 4 3 power law of self thinning; Allometric exponent; Biomass density relationship; Energy equivalence law

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BODY SIZE; ENERGY BALANCE; GROWTH RATE; HERB; LEAF; PHYTOMASS; POWER LAW; SELF THINNING; STEM;

FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84866518410     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5846/stxb201106010736     Document Type: Article

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