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A Model of Carbohydrate, Nitrogen, Phosphorus Allocation and Growth in Tundra Production

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Vegetation and Production Ecology of an Alaskan Arctic Tundra

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 29))

Abstract

Most models of plant production processes have been models of primary production and aboveground canopy processes and have included various environmental and physiological parameters in an attempt to predict photosynthesis and growth (Davidson and Philip, 1958; de Wit, 1965; Duncan et al., 1967; de Wit et al., 1970; Miller and Tieszen, 1972; Monsi and Saeki, 1953; Murphy and Knoerr, 1972; Paltridge, 1970; Lemon et al., 1971). Many have assumed that temperatures were optimal, most have assumed that water was not limiting growth, and all have assumed that minerals were not limiting growth. Horowitz (1958) developed mathematical formulations for alternative concepts of the mechanism of translocation. Thornley (1972) presented a primary production model which incorporated carbon and nitrogen to simulate the seasonal development of the root:shoot ratios. The model consisted of only two compartments, roots and shoots, composed of carbon and nitrogen. Although the model is fairly simple, it has the basic feedback mechanisms which have been associated with the carbon-nitrogen flow in plants. The lack of plant models which include minerals may reflect a current lack of a consistent set of hypotheses and data regarding the role of minerals in plant development and the mechanisms of their interaction.

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Miller, P.C. et al. (1978). A Model of Carbohydrate, Nitrogen, Phosphorus Allocation and Growth in Tundra Production. In: Tieszen, L.L. (eds) Vegetation and Production Ecology of an Alaskan Arctic Tundra. Ecological Studies, vol 29. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6307-4_25

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