Open AccessOptimal Photosynthetic Characteristics of Individual Plants in Vegetation Stands and Implications for Species Coexistence
Author(s) -
Niels P. R. Anten
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mci048
Subject(s) - canopy , biology , photosynthesis , vegetation (pathology) , trait , ecology , photosynthetic capacity , range (aeronautics) , botany , agronomy , computer science , medicine , materials science , pathology , composite material , programming language
This paper reviews the way optimization theory has been used in canopy models to analyse the adaptive significance of photosynthesis-related plant characteristics and their consequences for the structure and species composition of vegetation stands.
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