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A new mechanistic theory of self-thinning: Adaptive behaviour of plants explains the shape and slope of self-thinning trajectories

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  • Peters, Ronny
  • Olagoke, Adewole
  • Berger, Uta

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The scaling exponent of the biomass-density relationship of even-aged plant populations – often described as the slope of the self-thinning line - and its presumed universality has been a subject of debate for a long time. Comprehensive observational studies, mainly in the last century, yielded even shifting slopes, for which, until now, the theoretical basis was not fully clarified.

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  • Peters, Ronny & Olagoke, Adewole & Berger, Uta, 2018. "A new mechanistic theory of self-thinning: Adaptive behaviour of plants explains the shape and slope of self-thinning trajectories," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 390(C), pages 1-9.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecomod:v:390:y:2018:i:c:p:1-9
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.10.005
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