Scaling relations for a functionally two-dimensional plant: Chamaesyce setiloba (Euphorbiaceae).

Abstract:

:Many characteristics of plants and animals scale with body size as described by allometric equations of the form Y = βM(α), where Y is an attribute of the organism, β is a coefficient that varies with attribute, M is a measure of organism size, and α is another constant, the scaling exponent. In current models, the frequently observed quarter-power scaling exponents are hypothesized to be due to fractal-like structures. However, not all plants or animals conform to the assumptions of these models. Therefore, they might be expected to have different scaling relations. We studied one such plant, Chamaesyce setiloba, a prostrate annual herb that grows to functionally fill a two-dimensional space. Number of leaves scaled slightly less than isometrically with total aboveground plant mass (α ≈ 0.9) and substantially less than isometrically with dry total stem mass (α = 0.82), showing reduced allocation to leaf as opposed to stem tissue with increasing plant size. Additionally, scalings of the lengths and radii of parent and daughter branches differed from those predicted for three-dimensional trees and shrubs. Unlike plants with typical three-dimensional architectures, C. setiloba has distinctive scaling relations associated with its particular prostrate herbaceous growth form.

journal_name

Am J Bot

authors

Koontz TL,Petroff A,West GB,Brown JH

doi

10.3732/ajb.0800380

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-05-01 00:00:00

pages

877-84

issue

5

eissn

0002-9122

issn

1537-2197

pii

ajb.0800380

journal_volume

96

pub_type

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