Linking wood density with tree growth and environment: A theoretical analysis based on the motion of water

Roderick, Michael; Berry, Sandra Lee

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Linking wood density with tree growth and environment: A theoretical analysis based on the motion of water

Date

2001

Authors

Roderick, Michael

Berry, Sandra Lee

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Abstract

• An hydraulic model of a tree stem is presented to help understand how the carbon storage in ecosystems varies with changing environmental conditions. • The model is based on the assumption that a tree stem is a collection of parallel pipes and was u