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Adaptive Geometry of Trees
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Henry S. Horn
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English
Published/Copyright:
2020
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Through use of the models Professor Horn has devised, plant ecologists, foresters, and botanists will be able to predict the growth and productivity of a forest, the invading and senile species in a forest, the effect of shade tolerance on forest succession, and similar questions.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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Preface to the Second Printing
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Symbols Used
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1. Introduction
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2. Measurement of Light Intensity
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3. Analysis of a Forest Succession
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4. Theoretical Strategies of Leaf Distribution
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5. Photosynthetic Response of the Strategies
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6. Measurement of Actual Strategies
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7. Speculations on the Shapes of Tree Crowns
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8. On the Relation between Theory and Reality
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Nomenclature
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Bibliography
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Index
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eBook published on:
May 5, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9780691209296
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eBook ISBN:
9780691209296
Keywords for this book
Photosynthesis; Tree; Monolayer; Measurement; Beech; Understory; Prediction; Hardwood; Softwood; Forest floor; Leaf area index; Shrub; Acer rubrum; Oak-hickory forest; Climax species; Deciduous; Canopy (biology); Spruce; Pioneer species; Natural logarithm; Maple; Fagus grandifolia; Wood; Cercis canadensis; Viburnum acerifolium; Logarithm; Cloud forest; Birch; Shade tolerance; Cupressaceae; Layering; Secondary growth; Chloroplast; Ecology; Rainforest; Betula alleghaniensis; Seedling; Viburnum; Compensation point; Populus tremuloides; Seedbed; Palisade cell; Lettuce; Plant community; Nutrient; Shape theory (mathematics); Old field (ecology); Populus deltoides; Quantity; Histogram; Cecropia; Dummy variable (statistics); Temperate forest; Parasitism; Chlorophyll; Hickory; Podophyllum; Fagus sylvatica; Quercus velutina; Nyssa sylvatica; Ochroma; Tsuga canadensis; Vegetation; Diameter at breast height; United States Department of Agriculture; Photobleaching; Fraxinus; Gymnosperm; Photoresistor; Juglans nigra
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
