eCite Digital Repository
The scaling relationships of leaf biomass vs. leaf surface area of 12 bamboo species
Citation
Huang, W and Su, X and Ratkowsky, DA and Niklas, KJ and Gielis, J and Shi, P, The scaling relationships of leaf biomass vs. leaf surface area of 12 bamboo species, Global Ecology and Conservation, 20 Article e00793. ISSN 2351-9894 (2019) [Refereed Article]
 | PDF 3Mb |
Copyright Statement
Copyright 2019 The Author(s) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00793
Abstract
There is convincing evidence for a scaling relationship between leaf dry weight (DW) and leaf surface area (A) for broad-leaved plants, and most estimates of the scaling exponent of DW vs. A are greater than unity. However, the scaling relationship of leaf fresh weight (FW) vs. A has been largely neglected. In the present study, we examined whether there is a statistically strong scaling relationship between FW and A and compared the goodness of fit to that of DW vs. A. Between 250 and 520 leaves from each of 12 bamboo species within 2 genera (Phyllostachys and Pleioblastus) were investigated. The reduced major axis regression protocols were used to determine scaling relationships. The fit for the linearized scaling relationship of FW vs. A was compared with that of DW vs. A using the coefficient of determination (i.e., r2). A stronger scaling relationship between FW and A than that between DW and A was observed for each of the 12 bamboo species investigated. Among the 12 species examined, five had significantly smaller scaling exponents of FW vs. A compared to those of DW vs. A; only one species had a scaling exponent of FW vs. A greater than that of DW vs. A. No significant difference between the two scaling exponents was observed for the remaining 6 species. Researchers conducting future studies might be well advised to consider the influence of leaf fresh weight when exploring the scaling relationships of foliar biomass allocation patterns.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | allometry, dry weight, foliar water content, fresh weight, power law, reduced major axis |
| Research Division: | Mathematical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Applied Mathematics |
| Research Field: | Biological Mathematics |
| Objective Division: | Plant Production and Plant Primary Products |
| Objective Group: | Horticultural Crops |
| Objective Field: | Horticultural Crops not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Ratkowsky, DA (Dr David Ratkowsky) |
| ID Code: | 135086 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
| Deposited By: | Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture |
| Deposited On: | 2019-09-27 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-11-11 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page