An evolutionary game of leaf dynamics and its consequences for canopy structure

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1024-1032

  Hikosaka, Kouki ^a,b   Anten, Niels P R ^c,d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Canopy photosynthesis; Evolutionarily stable strategy; Game theory; Leaf area index; Leaf turnover; Light competition; Model; Nitrogen use; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GAME THEORY; HERB; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT USE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TURNOVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 84866944678     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02042.x     Document Type: Article

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