Strategies of resource sharing in clonal plants: A conceptual model and an example of contrasting strategies in two closely related species
Jana Duchoslavová,
Jan Jansa
Abstract:Background and AimsClonal growth helps plants to cope with environmental heterogeneity through resource integration via connecting organs. Such integration is considered to balance heterogeneity by the translocation of resources from rich to poor patches. However, such an ‘equalisation’ strategy is only one of several possible strategies, as we discuss in a brief conceptual analysis. Under certain conditions, a strategy emphasising acropetal movement and exploration of new areas or a strategy accumulating reso… Show more
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