Allometry and trees architecture

Authors

  • Ivan Santos Salles Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Botânica
  • Marcos Silveira Buckeridge Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Botânica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7594/revbio.12.01.04

Keywords:

Allometry, Canopy architecture, Biomass accumulation.

Abstract

The success of a plant is dependent of its capability in maximizing the energy gain and in increasing the reproductive efficiency without compromising the structural stability. This dynamic involving structure, energy efficiency and reproductive efficiency became an important issue especially after the event of plants conquering the terrestrial environment, and have been increasing in importance with the growth of the overall size of individuals. In this work we are going to present an overview of allometry and present some new ideas showing the influence of allometry over the canopy architecture and how it can be affected by the environment.

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Published

2018-04-23

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2014): Especial Biologia Teórica

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Artigo

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How to Cite

Salles, I. S., & Buckeridge, M. S. (2018). Allometry and trees architecture. Revista Da Biologia, 12(1), 17-20. https://doi.org/10.7594/revbio.12.01.04