Plant Resource AllocationFakhri A. Bazzaz, John Grace Plant Resource Allocation is an exploration of the latest insights into the theory and functioning of plant resource allocation. An international team of physiological ecologists has prepared chapters devoted to the fundamental topics of resource allocation.
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Contents
Chemical Composition and Construction Costs | 39 |
Comparing Insects and Plants | 73 |
Chapter 4 Biomass Allocation and Water Use under Arid Conditions | 93 |
Chapter 5 Organ Preformation Development and Resource Allocation in Perennials | 113 |
Chapter 6 Optimality Approaches to Resource Allocation in Woody Tissues | 143 |
Chapter 7 Resource Allocation Patterns in Clonal Herbs and Their Consequences for Growth | 161 |
Chapter 8 Tradeoffs between Reproduction and Growth Influence Time of Reproduction | 191 |
Chapter 9 SizeDependent Allocation to Male and Female Reproduction | 211 |
Chapter 10 Allocation Leaf Display and Growth in Fluctuating Light Environments | 231 |
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Chapter 12 Toward Models of Resource Allocation by Plants | 279 |
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