Predicting Maximum Tree Heights and Other Traits from Allometric Scaling and Resource Limitations

Terrestrial vegetation plays a central role in regulating the carbon and water cycles, and adjusting planetary albedo. As such, a clear understanding and accurate characterization of vegetation dynamics is critical to understanding and modeling the broader climate system. Maximum tree height is an i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kempes, Chris Poling, West, Geoffrey B., Crowell, Kelly, Girvan, Michelle
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65848