Ecology - Scaling, energetics and diversity

被引：23

作者：

Whittaker, RJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Oxford, Sch Geog, Oxford OX1 3TB, England

来源：

NATURE | 1999年 / 401卷 / 6756期

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D O I：

10.1038/44732

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The decline of growth rate with increasing size and lifespan is one of the few universal laws in ecology. Now, a theoretical growth law for trees has been combined with field measurements to show that rainforest species with different ecological strategies can still attain the same optimal use of energy.

引用

页码：865 / 866

页数：2

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