Testing metabolic ecology theory for allometric scaling of tree size, growth and mortality in tropical forests

C. Muller‐Landau, Helene; S. Condit, Richard; Chave, Jerome; C. Thomas, Sean; A. Bohlman, Stephanie; Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh; Davies, Stuart; Foster, Robin; Gunatilleke, Savitri; Gunatilleke, Nimal; E. Harms, Kyle; Hart, Terese; P. Hubbell, Stephen; Itoh, Akira; Rahman Kassim, Abd; V. LaFrankie, James; Seng Lee, Hua; Losos, Elizabeth; Makana, Jean‐Remy; Ohkubo, Tatsuhiro; Sukumar, Raman; Sun, I‐Fang; N. Nur Supardi, M.; Tan, Sylvester; Thompson, Jill; Valencia, Renato; Villa Muñoz, Gorky; Wills, Christopher; Yamakura, Takuo; Chuyong, George; Shivaramaiah Dattaraja, Handanakere; Esufali, Shameema; Hall, Pamela; Hernandez, Consuelo; Kenfack, David; Kiratiprayoon, Somboon; S. Suresh, Hebbalalu; Thomas, Duncan; Isabel Vallejo, Martha; Ashton, Peter

doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00904.x

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Testing metabolic ecology theory for allometric scaling of tree size, growth and mortality in tropical forests

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Authors:

Helene C. Muller‐Landau

Richard S. Condit

Jerome Chave

Abstract

Abstract The theory of metabolic ecology predicts specific relationships among tree stem diameter, biomass, height, growth and mortality. As demographic rates are important to estimates of carbon fluxes in forests, this theory might offer important insights into the global carbon budget, and deserve...

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