Ontogenetic variation in light interception, self-shading and biomass distribution of seedlings of the conifer Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch Variación ontogenética en la intercepción lumínica, autosombramiento y distribución de biomasa en plántulas de la conífera Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch

Ontogenetic variation in light interception, self-shading and biomass distribution of seedlings of the conifer Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch Variación ontogenética en la intercepción lumínica, autosombramiento y distribución de biomasa en plántulas de la conífera Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch

One of the factors thought to contribute to ontogenetic declines in plant growth rates is diminishing light interception efficiency, as a result of the difficulties of avoiding self-shading among a growing number of leaves, and by stems. The effects of plant size on self-shading and light intercepti...

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Main Authors: CHRISTOPHER H LUSK, DANIEL S FALSTER, MANUEL PÉREZ-MILLAQUEO, ALFREDO SALDAÑA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
Subjects:
alometría
asignación
área foliar
FLORADIG
plantas virtuales
YPLANT
allocation
allometry
leaf area ratio
virtual plants
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