Allometric scaling of plant energetics and population density

Brian J. Enquist; James H. Brown; Geoffrey B. West

doi:10.1038/25977

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AllometryScalingEcologyPopulationEnergeticsPopulation densityDensity dependencePower lawPopulation sizeEcosystemBiologyMathematicsStatisticsGeometryDemography

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 395
Issue: 6698
Pages: 163-165
Citations: 930
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                                    Brian J. Enquist, 
                                
                                    James H. Brown, 
                                
                                    Geoffrey B. West
                                
                            (1998). 
                            Allometric scaling of plant energetics and population density. 
                            Nature
                            , 395
                            (6698)
                            , 163-165.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/25977

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DOI: 10.1038/25977