How petiole flexibility changes light interception at the tree scale.
Keywords:
light interception, leaf mechanics, leaf inclination angle distribution
Abstract
Leaf inclination angle plays a key role for light interception of a tree. However existing models for this quantity are empirical, not predictive and do not take into account the fact that leaves are flexible. Based on a leaf mechanical model and a multi-scale approach we propose a model of leaf inclination angle distribution and quantify how much leaf flexibility may change light interception of a tree.
Published
2013-06-04
Issue
Section
4A Structural development of plants and light environment
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