Improving plant allometry by fusing forest models and remote sensing.
New Phytol
; 223(3): 1159-1165, 2019 08.
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| ID: mdl-30897214
ABSTRACT
Allometry determines how tree shape and function scale with each other, related through size. Allometric relationships help scale processes from the individual to the global scale and constitute a core component of vegetation models. Allometric relationships have been expected to emerge from optimisation theory, yet this does not suitably predict empirical data. Here we argue that the fusion of high-resolution data, such as those derived from airborne laser scanning, with individual-based forest modelling offers insight into how plant size contributes to large-scale biogeochemical processes. We review the challenges in allometric scaling, how they can be tackled by advances in data-model fusion, and how individual-based models can serve as data integrators for dynamic global vegetation models.
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Assunto principal:
Plantas
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Florestas
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Tecnologia de Sensoriamento Remoto
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Modelos Biológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
New Phytol
Assunto da revista:
BOTANICA
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
País de afiliação:
França