Plant physiology in theory and practice: an analysis of the WBE model for vascular plants

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2009.03.007zbMath1402.92286OpenAlexW2129152583WikidataQ51665497 ScholiaQ51665497MaRDI QIDQ1624251

Tommaso Anfodillo, Giai Petit

Publication date: 16 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.2009.03.007

zbMATH Keywords

allometrytransport systemhydraulic limitationsWBE modelxylem architecture

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Developmental biology, pattern formation (92C15) Fractals (28A80) Plant biology (92C80)

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Cites Work

• Revising the distributive networks models of West, Brown and Enquist (1997) and Banavar, Maritan and Rinaldo (1999): metabolic inequity of living tissues provides clues for the observed allometric scaling rules
• The quarter-power scaling model does not imply size-invariant hydraulic resistance in plants

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