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  • Henry S. Horn
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Adaptive Geometry of Trees
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© 2020 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2020 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Preface to the Second Printing ix
  5. Symbols Used xii
  6. 1. Introduction 1
  7. 2. Measurement of Light Intensity 8
  8. 3. Analysis of a Forest Succession 19
  9. 4. Theoretical Strategies of Leaf Distribution 45
  10. 5. Photosynthetic Response of the Strategies 64
  11. 6. Measurement of Actual Strategies 89
  12. 7. Speculations on the Shapes of Tree Crowns 104
  13. 8. On the Relation between Theory and Reality 118
  14. Nomenclature 131
  15. Bibliography 135
  16. Index 141
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691209296-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Preface to the Second Printing ix
  5. Symbols Used xii
  6. 1. Introduction 1
  7. 2. Measurement of Light Intensity 8
  8. 3. Analysis of a Forest Succession 19
  9. 4. Theoretical Strategies of Leaf Distribution 45
  10. 5. Photosynthetic Response of the Strategies 64
  11. 6. Measurement of Actual Strategies 89
  12. 7. Speculations on the Shapes of Tree Crowns 104
  13. 8. On the Relation between Theory and Reality 118
  14. Nomenclature 131
  15. Bibliography 135
  16. Index 141
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