Biomechanical design and long-term stability of trees: morphological and wood traits involved in the balance between weight increase and the gravitropic reaction

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2008.10.011zbMath1400.92332OpenAlexW2051703119WikidataQ45718557 ScholiaQ45718557MaRDI QIDQ1617353

R. Smith

Publication date: 8 November 2018

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.10.011

zbMATH Keywords

allometrymechanical designbending stressesgravitropismreaction wood

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanics (92C10) Plant biology (92C80)

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