Moving beyond photosynthesis: from carbon source to sink-driven vegetation modeling

Simone Fatichi; Sebastian Leuzinger; Christian Körner

doi:10.1111/nph.12614

Moving beyond photosynthesis: from carbon source to sink-driven vegetation modeling

New Phytol. 2014 Mar;201(4):1086-1095. doi: 10.1111/nph.12614. Epub 2013 Nov 21.

Authors

Simone Fatichi¹, Sebastian Leuzinger², Christian Körner³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Applied Ecology New Zealand, School of Applied Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 24261587
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12614

No abstract available

Keywords: carbon sinks and sources; nonstructural carbohydrates; nutrients; photosynthesis; plant growth; plant hydraulic; turgor; vegetation modeling.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Biological Transport
Carbon / metabolism*
Carbon Sequestration*
Models, Biological*
Photosynthesis*
Plant Development
Plants / metabolism*
Water

Substances

Water
Carbon